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Can someone let me know if chkdisc can be used to check and repair / remove bad sectors for an EXTERNAL hard drive?
 

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harleynut97 said:
Can someone let me know if chkdisc can be used to check and repair / remove bad sectors for an EXTERNAL hard drive?
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Yes. You can run it by going to start then click on computer. Then right click on the external hard drive. Then you click properties. Then click on the Tools tab. Finally click on check this drive for errors. You can now choose what you want chkdsk to scan and attempt to recover.
 

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Thank you, I just wanted to double check to make sure
 

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Windows 7 home premium 64 bit sp1Intel Core I7-2600 3.4 Ghz 1155 8M 95W CPU16 gb DD3 1333MHZNvidea Gforce GTX 550Ti
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PC/Desktop
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SYX SG-103
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Windows 7 home premium 64 bit sp1
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Intel Core I7-2600 3.4 Ghz 1155 8M 95W CPU
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MSI P67A-C43 (B3) ATX
Memory
16 gb DD3 1333MHZ
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidea Gforce GTX 550Ti
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Realtek ALC892 integrated
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acer 23"
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1920 x 1080
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Hitachi 1 TB 3.5" SATA 3G 7200rpm
Seagate ST32000641AS baracuda XT , 2 TB 3.5" 7200 rpm
Western digital My Book 1 tb USB2 external
Western digital My Book 3 tb USB3 external
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500 Watt 80 plus
Case
Cooler Master Elite 310 RC-310-BWN1-GP
Keyboard
Logitech MK 200 Keybard
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