Windows 10: How do I fix a corrupted directory on external USB drive?

I noticed I have a corrupted directory on my external drive and whenever I use FreeFileSync to backup my data, it flags it:





Can someone please help me delete this unwanted directory? Everytime I try to delete it, I get this:





:)

 

How Do I Fix A Corrupted .AVI Video?

So I recorded this video and was planning to put it into sony vegas, and when I put it in, it said that the video was corrupt. When I checked out the video and try to open it, this message come up: this file isn't playable. Can someone show me how to repair
corrupted files? I can't really record the video again because it's a gaming video... So if I reset my progress I'm screwed. and if I do nothing, I cant post it. Thanks! Have a great day.

 

How Do I Fix A Corrupted .AVI Video?

Hi Cody,

There's not enough info here to help you. I'm going to guess that the video you created is encoded using a video or audio codec that isn't supported by Sony Vegas. My suggestion would be to try and play back the video using VLC player for ffmpeg so that
you can find out what codecs were used to encode the file. Cheers.

-Sam

 

I would first backup all data from the USB to another disk. Then I would press Win+X and select to open a Command Prompt as Admin. Then type the following command:

chkdsk y: /f

This will search for logical errors on the USB and fix them, but in severe cases you may also lose some data, that's why you must backup first.

Even simpler, as soon as you have copied all your data in another place, just format the USB and copy the data back.

 

Thanks Spapakons for providing exact syntax! Your solution was quick and painless. *Smile