How to Recover an NTFS Partition in Vista
- 1). Right click "Start" and select "Explore."
- 2). Right click the partition having problems and select "Properties."
- 3). Click "Tools" and click "Check Now" under "Error Checking."
- 4). Check "Automatically Fix File System Errors" and "Scan For And Attempt Recovery Of Bad Sectors."
- 5). Press "Start."
- 6). Click "Schedule Disk Check" and restart your computer to begin the scan if prompted.
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