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Fix The File or Directory is Corrupted and

Unreadable in Windows 10/8/7

2016-07-12 16:30:58 Posted by Abby Haines to Resource

Summary:
3-step tutorial to fix The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable error without losing
data: 1. check and repair disk errors or corrupted file system; 2. recover data from
the external hard drive, USB flash drive, SD card or some other devices; 3. format the
disk for reuse.

Symptom of "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" error

Sometimes, when you plugged in an external hard drive, USB flash drive, SD card or
some other storage devices into your computer runs Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista or
some other previous versions, Windows prompts error message: "Drive H:\ is not
accessible. The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable." If you check the file
system of the device, you are likely to find that it is RAW file system.

When location is not available error with "The file or directory is corrupted and
unreadable" message happens, you can not access your device and might end up
with huge data loss at most times. To avoid the disaster, next, we will show you how
to fix the error in Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista with 3 simple steps.

How to fix "The file or directory is corrupted and

unreadable" error
Step 1. check and repair disk errors or corrupted file system

Checking and repairing disk errors and file system can fix "The file or directory is
corrupted and unreadable" error caused by bad sectors, virus infection or file system
corruption.

To do it using CHKDSK command line in CMD:

1.Click on Start --> Run --> Type cmd and press Enter to open cmd command
Command Prompt.
2.Enter the below command: chkdsk /f h: --> Press Enter. (Here h is the drive with
which you have problem)

To do it with EaseUS partition tool:

In some special cases, Chkdsk might not work as well as expected. When it
happens, you can try EaseUS partition tool to do the job.

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1. Launch EaseUS partition tool, right-click the inaccessible partition and choose
"Check partition".

2. Choose the way that you want to use to check partition: "Check Partition
Properties", "Call Windows Chkdsk to fix errors", "Surface Test".
Click "OK".

3. Let the software automatically check and repair hard disk partition errors. Finally,
click "OK" to finish the process.
Step 2. Recover data from "The file or directory is corrupted and
unreadable" error

If you CHKDSK cannot help, you can choose to recover your data and then format
the disk for reuse. EaseUS free data recovery software is recommended. Being able
to recover data from hard drive with bad sectors, virus, corrupted file system or
deleted/damaged unreadable file directory, it is the best solution to protect your
important data from the possible data loss disaster that caused by "The file or
directory is corrupted and unreadable" issue.

For a detailed guide, please refer to: how to recover data from the file or directory is
corrupted or unreadable error

Step 3. Format disk to fix "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable"
error

After retrieving all your data, you can use EaseUS partition software to format the
disk to permanently remove "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" error.

1. Connect the questioned disk to PC, launch EaseUS partition tool, right-click the
disk and choose "Format partition".
2. A mini window pops out, on which you can edit the partition label and choose a file
system.

3. Click "Apply" to confirm to format the disk to make it work properly.

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Possible causes of "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" error

For users who want to figure out why "The file or directory is corrupted and
unreadable" error happens, here we list 4 common reasons. Hope it is helpful to
avoid this error.

Cause 1. MFT or FAT corruption

MFT is short for Master File Table and is included in NTFS file system. It contains all
the information about a file such as file size, creation time, and access permissions.
Like MFT, FAT (File Allocation Table) is included in FAT file system. It tells operating
system where the file is store. Thus FAT or Master File Table corrupted will make
system won't be able to access data from the NTFS or FAT partitions.

Cause 2. Virus infection

When your computers, USB flash drive, memory card get infected with virus, the file
system might be corrupted and shows "The file or directory is corrupted and
unreadable" error.

Cause 3. Physical issues

Hard drive, USBs, flash drive or memory card can be corrupted on account of bad
sectors which are no longer accessible or writable due to permanent damage.
Partition information such as file system usually saved on specific location. If this
location includes bad sectors then the operating system will fail to access data. Then
you'll get "The file or directory is corrupted or unreadable" error message.

Cause 4. USB drives are not safely removed from PC

If you unplug a removable disk from the computer without using Safely Remove
while the drive is transferring or reading data, you will risk losing vital files system
information. This is one of the most common reasons for "The file or directory is
corrupted or unreadable" error.

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