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It is clear your hard disk has developed errors.
Let the disk check run completely. If is stops in the middle, that shows their is a major problem with your hard disk.
If you cancel the disk checking, the computer hangs because some of the system files are already damaged due to the hard disk error.
One thing you can do is to backup everything and format the hard disk and reinstall the operating system and the software.
If the hard disk error is propagating type (i.e. the amount damaged keeps increasing), you will have to reinstall the OS every 2 to 4 weeks.
In this case it is better to replace your hard disk.

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