can I still get to my files?

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If you want your files then stop messing with trying to write to the HDD. Plus how do you know that there isnt a disk problem that with continued use (subsequent boots and chkdsk repair attempts) is continuing to propagate additional damage (to sectors and/or files). Toggle the OS partition as non-bootable and move the HDD to an external enclosure, remove your stuff then you can play with the bad HDD all you like.