Does something actually need fixing?
Are you risking anything by ignoring the nagging to scan and fix the drive?
Scan the drive now and fix it."
The error alert must be there for a reason, but my files always look fine.
What’s the deal?
What exactly does it do?
Scan the drive now and fix it."
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The warning itself is a bit cryptic, however, as it’s a catch all for multiple issues.
You know how most of us just unplug our SD cards and USB drives when we’re done?
That’snot good for your dataand it makes Windows grumpy.
So what should you do?
You should definitely follow the prompt and scan your removable media.
Select “Scan and fix (recommended)”.
Like we mentioned earlier, Windows is a bit cryptic.
Typically the error it finds is simply that the drive wasn’t ejected properly and isn’t anything catastrophic.
Click “Repair drive”.
You definitely don’t need to use the “Repair on next restart” option, though.
Just verify you’re not actively using the removable disk and click “Repair now”.
Your data will be happy because all the read/write activity will terminate gracefully.
You’ll be happy because Windows will stop nagging you.
It’s a winning situation all around.
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