: Once you're on the drive you want to check, type the following command and press Enter. This will check the drive for errors and fix them if possible without requiring a scan of the drive's surface for bad sectors.
Type the following and press Enter:
chkdsk
This safely kicks any background processes off the drive so CHKDSK can lock it. It is safe to do this if you have no files open from that drive. run chkdsk on external drive
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Plug in your external drive and note its drive letter (e.g., E: ). : Once you're on the drive you want
: Plug in your external drive and open This PC or File Explorer . Note the letter assigned to your drive (e.g., E: , G: , or L: ). Open Command Prompt as Administrator : Click the Start button and type cmd . Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator . It is safe to do this if you