Over time and use, our SSD can start to show errors, and if these errors occur, it can be a problem will ultimately harm various industries, because they can no longer be used to perform storage tasks.

This problem Not exclusive to SSDs, It also affects HDD drives and in this article I will explain how you can identify and fix errors in both types of drives in a simple and quick way.

I will be very clear, but if you have any questions after reading the article you can leave it in the comments and I will be happy to help you solve it. Without further ado, let’s get started.

How to identify SSD or HDD errors in Windows 10 and Windows 11

1. Press the Windows key and type “Command Prompt”.
2. Right click on the first result and run as administrator.
3. Type “chkdsk” (without quotes) and the drive letter you want to scan and press enter. For example “chkdsk c:”.
4. Let the review process work and check the result. No errors were found in my case.
5. You can repeat the process with any drive letters you need to check.

You can also perform the process visually by right-clicking on the storage drive you want to analyze and following the path «Properties > Tools > Error Checking».

Windows may tell you directly that no scanning is necessary, or it may give you the option to do so and show you two different boxes. Check both as the former is used to attempt automatic error correction and the latter attempts to recover the bad sectors of the drive.

What to do if errors are detected on my storage drive

Use the command «chkdsk -drive letter- /f» (without quotes) and press Enter to have Windows automatically start the repair process. Again let the system work, it may take some time depending on the errors and the type of disk used.

It may happen that we encounter situations where it is no longer possible to perform a complete repair successfully. If it turns out that your storage drive is severely damaged and it is irreversible try to create a backup as soon as possiblebecause you have a “ticking bomb” on your hands and you can access your data at any time.