MY dell xps computer says one of your disks neeeds to be checked for consistency. What does that mean?

My dell XPS computer says one of your disks needs to be check for consistency. What does that mean?MY dell xps computer says one of your disks neeeds to be checked for consistency. What does that mean?In simple terms, your computer has determined that it didn't shut down gracefully - and wants to scan the hard drive for errors to make sure nothing got hurt.



Does it say this each time you boot the computer up? That might indicate you have a failing hard disk.MY dell xps computer says one of your disks neeeds to be checked for consistency. What does that mean?Try defragmenting it.