Checkmark the Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors option.Ĩ. Under Error-checking section, click Check now.Ħ.
Select the Hard Drive you want to check for Bad Sectors.ĥ. Option 2: Manual Method for Windows 7 Usersģ. Let Windows to Scan and Repair the Hard Drive Sectors. Allows you to Schedule when to repair the file system.ĩ. Under Error checking section, click Check.Ħ. Select the drive you want to repair > Right-click the drive > click Properties.ĥ. In the Search field, type This PC > click This PC.ģ. Option 1: Manual Method for Windows 10/8 UsersĢ. Now, how to fix bad sectors in a hard drive: When the System every time, upon booting, auto-runs the Scandisk to scan errors in the hard drive.When Windows fail to complete the hard disk drive format – Quick as well as full.When your system shows warning message such as a “General error in reading drive C” or “Sector not found”, even though it is not attacked by a virus.