But if you ask "how to fix problems in Windows" you're likely to end up reading a guide[1] [2] [3] [4] that suggests "run chkdsk /f". Why? Because the diagnosti

But if you ask "how to fix problems in Windows" you're likely to end up reading a guide[1] [2] [3] [4] that suggests "run chkdsk /f". Why? Because the diagnostic tools available to most users are so poor that shotgun debugging is the only option. And /spotfix is too new to have made a dent in 30 years of being told that's the way you do it. (This is the first time I've heard of that option.) The internet is very bad at forgetting. [1] https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/hard-drive-repair.html https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/hard-drive-re... [2] https://fossbytes.com/repair-corrupted-hard-drive-fix-disk/ https://fossbytes.com/repair-corrupted-hard-drive-fix-disk/ [3] https://winbuzzer.com/2020/04/20/windows-10-how-to-run-chkdsk-to-find-and-repair-hard-drive-errors-xcxwbt/ https://winbuzzer.com/2020/04/20/windows-10-how-to-run-chkds... [4] https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update-winpc/how-to-repair-a-hard-drive-connected-to-windows-10/604d1060-4447-48c9-bb76-e4725e859a6c https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10...