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CHKDSK is a good command (been around a long time) for checking an NTFS volume. Run it without /F to see if errors exist. Fix them once you know what they are.
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Is there a Util to exercise/test a 1TB internal hard drive in a Windows PC? (Not SSD)<br />
Is the Windows CheckDisk with the &quot;Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors&quot; option sufficient to test a Drive? &nbsp;Or a chkdsk /f from the command line?
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Is there a Util to exercise/test a 1TB internal hard drive in a Windows PC? (Not SSD)
Is the Windows CheckDisk with the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" option sufficient to test a Drive?  Or a chkdsk /f from the command line?

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