A USB mass storage device might in the form of a USB flash drive or a USB external hard disk drive. These drives are devices for storing files of any type, including image, document, video and audio files. One of the most common issues that occurs with mass storage devices is the development of “bad sectors,” which can cause the disk drive to malfunction. Microsoft Windows includes the command line utility “Chkdsk” which checks a disk drive for errors and bad sectors and then repairs them. Tips Writer Bio
