Windows 10: Potentially Corrupted External Hard Drive

Discus and support Potentially Corrupted External Hard Drive in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hello,I have a Seagate 1TB External SSD. I was copying some files onto it when I bumped the USB cable lose and it interrupted the copy and corrupted... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Alex Albright aalbright, Aug 31, 2021.

  1. Potentially Corrupted External Hard Drive


    Hello,I have a Seagate 1TB External SSD. I was copying some files onto it when I bumped the USB cable lose and it interrupted the copy and corrupted the hard drive. It won't recognize on my laptop when I plug it in doesn't show up in the File Explorer, Disk Manager, or Device Manager. I just received this two days ago so I know the cable is fine. Is there a way to reset the hard drive so it's usable again? I don't care about recovering any data or anything, just don't want to have to deal with sending it back or getting a new one.

    :)
     
    Alex Albright aalbright, Aug 31, 2021
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  2. 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.
     
    Darleen Pen, Aug 31, 2021
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  3. CANNOT DELETE A CORRUPTED FILE ON MY EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE ON WINDOWS 10

    I had the very same problem and this worked perfectly!!!
     
    PaulMisener, Aug 31, 2021
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  4. Remon Ont Win User

    Potentially Corrupted External Hard Drive

    External Hard Drive

    Hi John,

    We suggest that you try the troubleshooting steps below:

    • Open your External Hard Drive file in File Explorer.
    • Type the name of the file you want to search on the search box and click Enter.
    The file will show up in Search Results and you will be able to move it to the correct folder.

    Let us know if you need further help.
     
    Remon Ont, Aug 31, 2021
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