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Cannot get rid of corrupt files from hard drive
Hello,
I recently upgraded my laptop's hard drive from the stock HDD to a SSD. On the HDD I had some corrupted files that I couldn't get rid of. I cloned my old hard drive to the new SSD, hoping that the files wouldn't transfer but they did. So I still have about 7 directories on my new SSD that are 'corrupt and cannot be read' that I want to get rid of.
I have tried running the chkdsk function to no avail. What I've seen in the forms is that I need to run the chkdsk function from within the Advanced Booting Options menu in the BIOS; however, I cannot access this because I do not have the F8 option to access this from startup. Additionally, I do not have my Windows Boot disc from when I purchases this laptop 4 years ago.
What I'd really like to know is why the F8 option does not appear on the boot screen and if/how I can still get to the Advanced Booting Options menu in the BIOS to get at my problem. Or any other methods to getting rid of my corrupted files.
Thanks!