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drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs), though Windows requires a

little more manual action than macOS or Linux. Let’s look at all three.

EXAM TIP Performance-based exam questions will likely test your

knowledge of the various OS-related tools listed in the CompTIA objectives

and in this chapter. Given a scenario, be sure you know what tool to use,

where to find it, and how to achieve the desired result.

Error Checking and Disk Defragmentation in

Windows

Keeping drives healthy and happy is a key task for every tech. Error checking

and Disk Defragmenter, discussed way back in Chapter 9, “Implementing

Mass Storage,” are the key Windows maintenance tools used to accomplish

this task.

When you can’t find a software reason (and there are many possible ones)

for a problem such as a system freezing on shutdown, the problem might be

the actual physical mass storage drive. You can test the drive with Error

checking. You can run Error checking by using the chkdsk command from an

elevated command prompt. Alternatively, you can run Error checking

through the GUI by opening Computer, Explorer, or File Explorer

(depending on the OS), right-clicking on the drive you want to check,

selecting Properties, and then clicking the Tools tab. Click Check now (in

Windows 7) or Check (in Windows 8 forward) to have Error checking scan

the drive for problems with the file system and repair them if possible (see

Figure 14-13).

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