The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable

Question

I got this error "Drive is not accessible: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" when trying to open my flash disk that contains important work files!!!!

Is there any way to fix my flash disk to be accessible and readable?

Answer 1

Solving: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable

No need to worry, I've encountered the error message "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" before, and I resolved the issue with my corrupted drive using the chkdsk cmdlet by doing the following:

CHKDSK is a system tool and command in DOS, that checks the file system integrity of a volume and attempts to fix logical file system errors.

Steps

1. Run Command Prompt as Administrator.
   

2. Type this cmdlet "chkdsk /f YourDriveLetter:", in your case, it's drive "D".

    chkdsk /f D:
   

   

3. Allow the command line process to complete, and then attempt to access your drive, which should now be accessible.

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See Also

• Check Disk cmdlet

Comments

Much appreciated Mohamed for your quick response, I will try to apply the provided solution and get back to you!

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You made my day, my problem has been solved, thanks once again for your usual support

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Glad to hear.