I have a currupt file/folder on a remote hard disk I back things up on. I can't delete the folder and I don't know whether it is the folder or a file within it that is the problem, probably the latter.

How can I do a diskscan/fix to this disk?

Obviously if I reformat the disk I'll lose everything on it, so don't want to do this :-(

Many thanks

Keith (Southend)

On Sunday, 23 August 2020 at 18:26:19 UTC+1, keith wrote:
I have a currupt file/folder on a remote hard disk I back things up on. I can't delete the folder and I don't know whether it is the folder or a file within it that is the problem, probably the latter.

How can I do a diskscan/fix to this disk?

Obviously if I reformat the disk I'll lose everything on it, so don't want to do this :-(


Which operating system are you using: DOS, Windows 10, UNIX, etc?

On Sunday, 23 August 2020 19:54:54 UTC+1, Alastair B. McDonald wrote:
On Sunday, 23 August 2020 at 18:26:19 UTC+1, keith wrote:
I have a currupt file/folder on a remote hard disk I back things up on. I can't delete the folder and I don't know whether it is the folder or a file within it that is the problem, probably the latter.

How can I do a diskscan/fix to this disk?

Obviously if I reformat the disk I'll lose everything on it, so don't want to do this :-(


Which operating system are you using: DOS, Windows 10, UNIX, etc?

Windows 10

Thanks

Keith (Southend)

On Sunday, 23 August 2020 20:05:31 UTC+1, Keith Harris wrote:
On Sunday, 23 August 2020 19:54:54 UTC+1, Alastair B. McDonald wrote:
On Sunday, 23 August 2020 at 18:26:19 UTC+1, keith wrote:
I have a currupt file/folder on a remote hard disk I back things up on. I can't delete the folder and I don't know whether it is the folder or a file within it that is the problem, probably the latter.

How can I do a diskscan/fix to this disk?

Obviously if I reformat the disk I'll lose everything on it, so don't want to do this :-(


Which operating system are you using: DOS, Windows 10, UNIX, etc?

Windows 10

Thanks

Keith (Southend)

Basically when I click on the folder I get:

X G:\Transfer\Website is not accessible.
The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable

Keith (Southend)

On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:10:16 -0700 (PDT), Keith Harris
wrote:

On Sunday, 23 August 2020 20:05:31 UTC+1, Keith Harris wrote:
On Sunday, 23 August 2020 19:54:54 UTC+1, Alastair B. McDonald wrote:
On Sunday, 23 August 2020 at 18:26:19 UTC+1, keith wrote:
I have a currupt file/folder on a remote hard disk I back things up on. I can't delete the folder and I don't know whether it is the folder or a file within it that is the problem, probably the latter.

How can I do a diskscan/fix to this disk?

Obviously if I reformat the disk I'll lose everything on it, so don't want to do this :-(


Which operating system are you using: DOS, Windows 10, UNIX, etc?

Windows 10

Thanks

Keith (Southend)

Basically when I click on the folder I get:

X G:\Transfer\Website is not accessible.
The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable

First, do you know anyone with a Mac? There may be a file in there
called something like "How many cats are there?.html" or some other
name with a special character in it. If so, a Mac may be able to read
it. If so, you may then be able to remove it.

There used to be a command line utility called CHKDSK in Windows. I
don't know whether recent Winten's still have it. If they do, it may
be worth running this over the disk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHKDSK for far too much information.

I don't work for them nor do I have shares in them but Easus has a
data recovery program and a partition magic program that could be
useful. There are others. Many others. Some are crap, others not.
Easus are fairly good but not free. Install these on your C:\ drive to
prevent tampering with G:.

Have you tried something simple and stupid such as accessing the disk
via a "DOS" window and doing a DIR? I know Win-ten hates DOS command
windows but DIR is less finicky than Windows' Explorer type GUI things
so that may work. Though if you have a web page with a question mark
in the file name DOSsy style commands may still not kill it, you may
need a Unixxy thing like a MAC.

J.




Keith (Southend)

Not sure how well this works with remote drives - presumably depends
what the drive actually is. But if it's eg a USB-connected drive then
you could try:

* Right-click on the offending drive

* Choose Properties

* Choose Tools tab

* Choose Error Checking

There used to be a command line utility called CHKDSK in Windows.

No problem in running chkdsk in Win 10. If you do run it run chkdsk/r (not /f)

/r fixes & recovers data (where it can) /f just makes the disc usable, and you can loose a lot.

Lots of youtube videos showing the options & how to run it from the command line.

Graham
Penzance

On Sunday, 23 August 2020 21:53:50 UTC+1, JGD wrote:
Not sure how well this works with remote drives - presumably depends
what the drive actually is. But if it's eg a USB-connected drive then
you could try:

* Right-click on the offending drive

* Choose Properties

* Choose Tools tab

* Choose Error Checking

This option did the job perfectly and only took about a minute. Everything still there, even in the offending folder :-)

Thank you everyone for your replies.

Keith (Southend)

Keith Harris wrote:

On Sunday, 23 August 2020 21:53:50 UTC+1, JGD wrote:
Not sure how well this works with remote drives - presumably
depends what the drive actually is. But if it's eg a USB-connected
drive then you could try:

* Right-click on the offending drive

* Choose Properties

* Choose Tools tab

* Choose Error Checking

This option did the job perfectly and only took about a minute.
Everything still there, even in the offending folder :-)

Thank you everyone for your replies.

Keith (Southend)


That's a little bit of information filed away for possible future use
:-)

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
twitter: @TideswellWeathr

On Monday, 24 August 2020 18:56:41 UTC+1, Norman Lynagh wrote:
Keith Harris wrote:

On Sunday, 23 August 2020 21:53:50 UTC+1, JGD wrote:
Not sure how well this works with remote drives - presumably
depends what the drive actually is. But if it's eg a USB-connected
drive then you could try:

* Right-click on the offending drive

* Choose Properties

* Choose Tools tab

* Choose Error Checking

This option did the job perfectly and only took about a minute.
Everything still there, even in the offending folder :-)

Thank you everyone for your replies.

Keith (Southend)


That's a little bit of information filed away for possible future use
:-)

--
Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.
https://peakdistrictweather.org
twitter: @TideswellWeathr

I use a Justop device to run my WMII and Blake-Larsen sun recorder, it's a little device, low power, with just 28.2Gig hard drive. After doing the latest Windows 10 feature update I used the option of removing 'old' versions of Windows, this subsequently freed up over 6Gig :-)

Keith (Southend)