Windows 10: Safest way to remove corrupt system files without losing personal files and apps?

Discus and support Safest way to remove corrupt system files without losing personal files and apps? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hello!Recently my system files got corrupted. I suspect this is because I plugged in an external hard drive to move some files out of my Windows 10 PC... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Lee L.Btst, Sep 6, 2023.

  1. LEE L.BTST
    Lee L.Btst Win User

    Safest way to remove corrupt system files without losing personal files and apps?


    Hello!Recently my system files got corrupted. I suspect this is because I plugged in an external hard drive to move some files out of my Windows 10 PC to make room for an update for a game. The file explorer, whenever I’d make a new folder on the hard drive, would crash. So far the issues I’ve found after this happened are:- Starting a game and getting a message saying OPENGL32.dll is missing from the computer instead.- Can’t open Device Manager unless in Administrator profile. Otherwise, the PC has been useful but of course I can’t go on with corrupt system files.I kind of have a phobia now a

    :)
     
    Lee L.Btst, Sep 6, 2023
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  2. LINCOLN DUNNE
    Lincoln Dunne Win User

    Corrupted file RAR

    If the archive has been created using WinRAR, why don't you try WinRAR itself? It has a built-in repair feature for repairing corrupted archive (ZIP as well as RAR). Follow the steps given below:
    • Open WinRAR application in your system.
    • Now click on File tab > Open or simply press Ctrl+O.
    • A small window "Find Archive" will pop up. Locate the corrupt RAR archive from your system directory and select it.
    • Now click Open button.
    • Click Tools tab > Repair archive or simply press Alt+R.
    • Again a small window "Repairing File name.rar" will pop up.
    • Now click Browse to select a location to save the repaired archive.
    • Check the box "Treat the corrupt archive as RAR" and click OK.
    • WinRAR will start repairing of corrupt RAR archive. Once it gets completed click Close.
    I hope the above steps will help you repair the corrupted RAR archive.

    Thanks.
     
    Lincoln Dunne, Sep 6, 2023
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  3. JUSTINWALT
    JustinWalt Win User
    Corrupted file RAR

    I dl files via a p2p network. When I open them via WinRar,it gives me an error message that the file cannot be opened as it is corrupted( do not recollect the exact wordings). Is there a way to correct/repair this. It is at times frustrating to find that a file is corrupted esp when the size is a few 100 Mb or more and has taken some time to dl !!

    Is there a way to find if a file is corrupted in advance ??

    Thx in advance.
     
    JustinWalt, Sep 6, 2023
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  4. MROOFIE
    mroofie Win User

    Safest way to remove corrupt system files without losing personal files and apps?

    Corrupted file RAR

    as far as I know you can try the repair option but usually that never works and that's why it might be impossible to get the files back :/

    Who owns those rar files ?
     
    mroofie, Sep 6, 2023
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