How to repair bad sectors in Windows 10

• Disk drives have a limited lifespan. A sign of old age is that bad sectors present themselves causing errors or data corruption.
• Some of them can be fixed by running chkdsk. For others, we must prepare to replace the drive with a new one and not lose any data in the process. More details in the article.
• Similar guides on how to repair and repair drives of all kinds can be found in the HDD section of our website.
• Looking for complete guides to solve your Windows errors? Look no further than the Windows 10 Troubleshooting Center we have.

Fixing bad sectors in Windows 10 represents a complex operation, but if you choose to follow the guidelines below, you will be able to easily solve the problems related to your device’s hard drive.

From the very beginning, you should know that Windows system cannot always repair bad sectors on damaged hard drive. The operating system can detect these sectors and prevent you from putting new data into them.

As you know, if your hard drive has bad sectors, the data saved there might be lost, of course, if you can’t restore it.

So due to the same reason, in the below guidelines, I will first show you how to scan your Windows 10 device to check if the hard drive has bad sectors or not and then I will explain how to recover these sectors and add data on a new hard drive. .

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Also keep in mind that installing or reinstalling your Windows 10 system from scratch or choosing to repair or update your operating system will not fix bad sector issues. So, just read the steps below and decide if you want to apply the same or put your device back in service for technical assistance.

Contents index

• How to fix bad sectors in Windows 10
  • Look for bad sectors
  • Use the Drive Manufacturers Utility
  • Fix disk errors through command prompt

How to fix bad sectors in Windows 10

1. Look for bad sectors

First, look for bad sectors; you can do it in two ways:

1. Right click on your hard drive – select Properties – choose Tools tab – select Verify – scan disk
2. Open an elevated cmd window :
   • Go to your Home page – right click on your Home button
   • From there select Open cmd with admin rights and type chkdsk / F / R -> press Enter

Now if bad sectors are detected, remember that Windows cannot fix them. This is what you need to do to solve your problem.

2. Use the Drive Manufacturers Utility

1. Take out your damaged hard drive.
2. Buy a new hard drive and appropriate USB adapters.
3. Plug your old hard drive into another computer and check for bad sectors as shown above.
4. Then connect your new hard drive to the same computer.
5. Next, use the disk manufacturer’s utility (just follow the onscreen wizard) and clone your old, damaged disk to your new hard disk.
6. In the end, put the new hard drive in your Windows 10 device when done.

3. Fix disk errors through command prompt

In Windows 10, you can run a disk check using the command prompt. There are also two more commands that you can use to detect and repair logical and physical problems.

1. Start the command prompt as administrator and type the command chkdsk C: / f > press Enter.
2. Replace C with the letter of your hard drive partition.