Windows 10: Hard Disk Drive error/corruption due to Windows 11 install.

For context,Ill try to briefly mention on what likely caused this from my understanding. I helped a friend to install Windows 11 on a hard drive to get his PC running after his NVMe drive stopped working. Between the drives we had on us, we tried a Western Digital Blue 2TB to install the OS,but the installation failed and ended up making the drive not readable. I have tried to reinstall the OS again in hopes of solving the corrupt files,but im not having much luck.I have used Disk Management, and the drive shows as unmanaged and refuses to want to allocate as GPT or MB

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No space on hard drive due to system reserved patition and installer files

Hi Ruth,

The issue may occur due to corrupted system files or memory full. In order for us to assist you, please answer the questions below:

• What is the exact error message?
• Can you please provide us a screenshot of your hard drive status.

To isolate the issue, we suggest to check this article of Andre Da Costa:
How to free up disk space in Windows. It contains troubleshooting steps and explanation pertaining to the issue.

We look forward to your response.

 

CANNOT DELETE A CORRUPTED FILE ON MY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE ON WINDOWS 10

Hi Leenus,

Hard drive and other external memory storage can be corrupted on account of bad sectors which are no longer accessible or writable due to permanent damage. Your device or hard drive could also be infected by some type of malware. These are some of the possible
causes why you are experiencing the error "ERROR 0x80070570: The file or directory is corrupted or unreadable". To address this concern, we suggest performing the following troubleshooting methods:

Method 1

Check and repair disk errors or corrupted file system. This process can fix "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" error caused by bad sectors, virus infection or file system corruption. To do so, follow these steps:

• Back up all of the files on the hard drive (except for the corrupted file).
• Using Search, type CMD.
• From the search results, right-click on Command Prompt and then choose Run as administrator.
• On the Command Prompt window, type chkdsk /f h: (h stands for your hard drive) and then hit the Enter key.
• Delete the corrupted file and check if you'll experience the same error.

Method 2

Format the hard drive. You can manually format the hard drive to permanently remove "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable" error. These are the steps on how to format an external drive:

• Plug the hard drive into your computer.
• Back up all of the files on the hard drive (except for the corrupted file).
• Open File Explorer and then click This PC.
• Click the external hard drive's name, click on Manage tab and then click on Format.
  
• Click Start and then click OK.

Keep us updated with the result.

 

Hard drive error

Hi,

This issue could be due to corrupted system file(s), faulty Hard disk drive or
no power to the drive. We would like to know some information to better isolate the issue:

• Have you done any changes on your computer prior to the issue?
• Have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting hard drive's SATA cable and power cable?
• Have you tried running CHKDSK command? CHKDSK command scans disk for errors.
  
• What type of disk drive are you using?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

We will wait for your response.