How to Use the Graphical ChkDsk Interface

In addition to using the command-line version of ChkDsk, you can run ChkDsk from My Computer or Windows Explorer by following these steps:

1. Click Start and then click Computer.
2. Right-click the volume you want to check and then click Properties.
3. Click the Tools tab and then click Check Now.
4. Do one of the following:
   • To run ChkDsk in read-only mode, clear all check boxes and then click Start.
   • To repair errors without scanning the volume for bad sectors, select the Automatically Fix File System Errors check box and then click Start.
   • To repair errors, locate bad sectors, and recover readable information, select both the Automatically Fix File System Errors and Scan For And Attempt Recovery Of Bad Sectors check boxes and then click Start.

ChkDsk will run immediately if the volume is not in use and then display the results in a dialog box. If the volume is in use, ChkDsk will request that you schedule a disk check for the next time the computer is restarted.