Bad sectors are damaged parts of a hard drive or solid-state drive.
Theyre due to general wear and tear, viruses, physical damage, and corruption.
SSD bad sectors impact performance.
This guide shows how to fix them.
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Fix 1.
Windows has its own built-in disk scanning solution CHKDSK.
Heres how it works:
Step 1.Launch the Command Prompt as an administrator.
you’re free to quickly access it by typing cmd into the search bar.
see to it you click Run as administrator.
An example prompt would look like this: chkdsk f: Press Enter to trigger the scan.
This instructs your gear to attempt a fix of the SSD bad sectors.
Fix 2.
Heres how to access it.
Step 1.Open your File Explorer and go to This PC to see a list of all your drives.
Step 2.Right-punch the SSD you suspect has bad sectors, then select Properties.
A new window will pop up.
Step 3.Go to Tools and then click Check.
Let the scan run, and it should automatically take a stab at fix any bad sectors it spots.
Fix 3.
Heres how:
Step 1.pull up the Command Prompt as an administrator.
To find it quickly, punch in cmd into the search bar and select Run as administrator.
Step 2.key in wmic diskdrive get status in and hit Enter.
Itll run a scan.
If you get a message saying OK, no bad SSD sectors are detected.
Otherwise, you may see a message informing you that the scan found bad sectors.
Fix 4.
Use Third-Party Tools
The final fix for bad sectors on SSD involves using third-party apps.
Some SSDs come with their own dedicated apps you might use to scan and fix issues.
Step 1.Download and installDisk Genius.
Step 2.launch the program.
select Disk in the top menu and then select Verify Or Repair Bad Sectors.
Step 3.Pick whichever drive you want to scan and hit the Start Verify button.
