ScanDisk checks and repairs file systems and bad data clusters. ScanDisk
is a system utility which is bundled with and all Microsoft Windows
Operating Systems.
Scandisk was programmed to check the integrity of the hard disk
drive to ensure that there are no significant issues which could corrupt
your computer data. It is used to scan your hard disk for errors caused
by improper shutdowns, viruses, etc.
It was first seen in MS-DOS version 6.2. Previous versions of MS-DOS
had only a very basic, purely text-based program called CHKDSK. From
Windows 95, SCANDISK added a GUI (Graphical User Interface).
The disk scanning utility bundled with Windows NT, Windows 2000 and
Windows XP is also called CHKDSK and has the ability to check NTFS disk
drives. From Windows 2000 onwards, it has been integrated with Disk
Properties under the title of "error-checking".
The ScanDisk utility is owned by Microsoft, which originally purchased it from Norton (now Symantec).
Scandisk can scan and correct errors in your computer and can fix
damage caused to critical Windows files, thereby improving system
performance.
You can find Scan Disk in Windows 95 and 98 by going to Start Menu.
Afterwards, go to Programs/Accessories/System Tools/ScanDisk.
In Windows 2000 and other later versions of Windows, Scan Disk has been given the title "Error Checking" under disk properties.
In order to run Scan Disk in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, you need
to press the Start button and click on My Computer. On the list of disk
drives, select the drive you want to scan. Then, click on the File menu
and choose Properties. On the Tools tab page, click on the Check Now
button. As a final note, you should ideally use the Scan Disk feature
once a month in order to ensure that your PC is free from errors.
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