- Open a cmd.exe prompt as a user with Administrator-level privileges
- run the check disk command against the desired volume: chkdsk /f <drive letter>
- eg: chkdsk /f c:
- Windows might ask you to schedule the disk check in after a reboot as it cannot repair files that are in use – say “Y” to this
- Reboot the system at an appropriate time
- Run chkdsk again, without the “/f” parameter to ensure the volume is error-free, eg: chkdsk c: