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I'm wondering howHow do file system scans (like CHKDSKCHKDSK or fsckfsck) really work? I know there are full applications with lots of options, but how do they scan for "bad" sectors? whatWhat are they doing when scanning? howHow do they know they found a "bad" sector?

I'm wondering how do file system scans (like CHKDSK or fsck) really work? I know there full applications with lots of options, but how do they scan for "bad" sectors? what are they doing when scanning? how do they know they found a "bad" sector?

How do file system scans (like CHKDSK or fsck) really work? I know there are full applications with lots of options, but how do they scan for "bad" sectors? What are they doing when scanning? How do they know they found a "bad" sector?

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What does a file system scan really do?

I'm wondering how do file system scans (like CHKDSK or fsck) really work? I know there full applications with lots of options, but how do they scan for "bad" sectors? what are they doing when scanning? how do they know they found a "bad" sector?