Windows 10: How often to run Check Disk on Windows 10

Hi all


In the past I've found Check Disk to be very useful in maintaining my hard drives. Now I have Windows 10, should I still run Check Disk on each drive every few months to maintain it?


Many thanks


Aidan

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Windows 10 Windows cannot run disk checking on this volume because it is write protected

Hi Marcus,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Please answer the below question so that we can understand the situation better.

1. Are you trying to run a check disk on read only file or read and write file?

2. Are you trying to perform check disk from recovery environment

Please follow the below steps and check if it helps.

• Click the Start button, then click on Settings
• Then click on Update and Security, locate and select
  Recovery and click on Advance Startup.
• You will now enter the Windows Recovery Environment, once there click on
  Troubleshoot and then Advance Options.
• In advance options I would suggest you to go to command prompt and run the check disk and check if it helps.

Warning: Microsoft does not recommend interrupting the CHKDSK process. Microsoft does not guarantee the integrity of the disk if the CHKDSK program is interrupted .For safety
you can back up your data before using the check disk command.

Important: While performing chkdsk on the hard drive if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive when chkdsk tries to repair that sector if any data available on that might be
lost.

I would also suggest you to refer the link below and check if it helps

Chkdsk

Your reply is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution. Please get back to us with the above information in order to assist you accordingly.

 

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