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Clean up your hard disk drive with ScanDisk
Through normal use of your computer, your hard disk drive can become
cluttered and a bit messy. And folders can become cross-linked, file names can
contain invalid or unknown characters or become damaged, and file names can
become disassociated with their files. ScanDisk can fix these and other problems
for you. It's also a good idea to run ScanDisk on a regular basis: once a week
for Standard, and once a month for Thorough.
Here's how to use ScanDisk:
- Click the Start button.
- Point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System
Tools, and then click ScanDisk.
- Click the drive you want to scan, and choose either the Standard or
Thorough test.
- Click Start.
- The Standard test checks the files and folders on the
selected drives for errors.
- The Thorough test will give you further options. It performs
the Standard test plus checks your hard disk drive for
physical damage. You can even specify to scan areas of your disk
containing only data files, or just the areas with system files, or
both.
- Both Standard and Thorough have a
set of Advanced options that help you to deal with lost file
fragments, invalid files, and files that overlap the same disk space.
You can also choose to keep a log file of what ScanDisk finds.
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