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If Something Goes Wrong
Disk or storage drive problems
3 Right-click the drive you wish to check.
(Sample Image) Clicking on or touching the drive
4 In the pop-up menu, click Properties.
The drive’s Properties box appears.
5 Click the
Tools tab.
6 Click the
Check button.
The Error Checking box appears.
The system will alert you if you need to scan the drive.
7 Even if you do not need to scan the drive for errors you
can scan by clicking or touching
Scan drive.
Error-checking tests and repairs the storage drive.
Your hard disk seems very slow.
If you have been using your computer for a long time, your
files may have become fragmented. Run Disk Defragmenter.
To do this:
1 In the
Search field, type Defragment.
2 Click
Defragment and Optimize your Drives.
3 From the Optimize Drives menu click the drive you wish
to defragment.
4 Click the
Optimize button.
The system will display the status as it optimizes and
defragments the drive.