Check File System feature is most commonly used to verify file system integrity and to locate bad sectors on hard drives. It also helps in recovering corrupted data whenever a system failure occurs that involves data integrity.

About Check File System

When running computer, users may receive a message that indicates there is a damaged file system or the partition need formatting before access which might be caused by abnormal shutdown. At this time, users may try to repair the error by employing the Check File System function which aims to checking and repairing some mistakes to ensure the integrity of the file system.

Note: This function can only be used when the selected partition has a drive letter. For the partition without a drive letter, users need to appoint drive letter before they can use this function.

See the MiniTool Partition Wizard Tutorial to know how to complete this task.

How to Check File System

Step 1. Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard to its main interface. Then select the target partition, and choose Check File System from the action panel or from the Partition menu.

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Step 2. A new window pops-up with two options: Check only and Check & fix detected errors. If users only want to check, select the former one; if users want to repair mistakes during the checking process, select the latter one. After that, click Start button and MiniTool Partition Wizard will check/fix file system immediately.

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