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You need to run the commands in PowerShell as Administrator. Dunno if you need help with that. | You need to run the commands in PowerShell as Administrator. Dunno if you need help with that. | ||
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1. chkdsk | 1. chkdsk | ||
2. sfc /scannow (Do this twice if it finds or fixes anything) | 2. sfc /scannow (Do this twice if it finds or fixes anything) | ||
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5. Reboot machine at this point. | 5. Reboot machine at this point. | ||
6. sfc /scannow (once more, to make sure) | 6. sfc /scannow (once more, to make sure) | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 29 March 2024
If you have a modern Windows machine (10+), this might be a habit to get into. There's a bunch of command line tools to run once a month of so to make sure your file system is tip-top and healthy.
You need to run the commands in PowerShell as Administrator. Dunno if you need help with that.
1. chkdsk 2. sfc /scannow (Do this twice if it finds or fixes anything) 3. DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth 4. DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth (only if #3 finds any problems) 5. Reboot machine at this point. 6. sfc /scannow (once more, to make sure)