HDD PROBLEM!!! Need your Help!!!

[YueHong]

Hi,

I am using Windows 7, and my drive D HDD suddenly run into trouble without any sign before. After I restart, Windows show checking drive D for consistency, file type NTFS. So, I let windows to do the chkdsk. The chkdsk run but end up fail to complete all the fixing. I also try to run the scan disk when in the windows. It all end up fail to complete run the checking.

I tried to run cmd to check the dirty bit with: "fsutil dirty query D :". The result shows me "Volume D : is dirty".

How could I fix it? Right now, what I am trying to do now is backup all data on the HDD to another HDD. But the problem is there are now many folders that I cannot access. When I try to open it, it show error message "The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

From what I see, I guess the problem is the file system corrupted. Reformat hdd should fix the problem. Tried windows chkdsk, but it fails to complete the run. Is there any other way to fix the error so that I can get my data back?

Thanks.

 

[YueHong]

After I moved out most of the files, and tried to do the chkdsk again. This time it successfully complete the run and have the problem fixed. Now, I am able to access those corrupted folders.

Anyway, why is this happen? Is it because I have too many files in the hard drive so coursing the corruption? Could it be index space not big enough? How can I increase the index space size?

Thanks.

 

[heymrdj]

Cant answer why but hopefully this is a good lesson to always have a running backup. I'm guessing the hard drive moved sectors that were bad and it could be a sign of a coming failure. I would scan the drive with the vendor's tools available from their respective websites such as Seagate SeaTools or Western Digital's.

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[Bubbaleone]

If you encounter this problem again; don't try to run chkdsk from within Windows because there are many processes running that will interfere with chkdsk being able to have exclusive access to the disk. Instead click Start and type cmd.exe in the search box, then right-click the cmd.exe icon and click "Run as administrator". In the command prompt window type the following commanline:

chdsk C: /x /r /b (then press Enter)

Chkdsk will then show this message:

C:\Windows\System32>chkdsk C: /x /r /b
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Cannot lock current drive.

Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process.  Would you like to schedule this volume to be
checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)

Now type Y, press Enter, close the command prompt then reboot. When the computer reboots, chkdsk will run on the volume prior to the login screen. Alternatively, should you be unable to boot into Windows, you can boot the Windows installation disk and select the Repair tools option, then use that command prompt to run chkdsk on the inaccesible volume.


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[Matt1970]

File/Folder corruption happens and some times after they are repaired everything is fine but it could also be a sign of the drive begining to fail. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

 

[denis280]

File/Folder corruption happens and some times after they are repaired everything is fine but it could also be a sign of the drive begining to fail. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

Yes. and you should start thinking backing up. and saving stuff

 

[bononos]

Its a good time to check the SMART reallocated sector count.