Help Please

beachlegs · January 31

I had all my Daz items everything on my external hard drive, I have just gone to my all items saved file and I got this message..F:/ All saved Poser stuff/ All poser items is not accesssible.The file or directory is currupt and unreadable. It has been great all day just turned my computer on and got that message...What has happened? and can I get it back? I have everything I own in that folder I feel like crying.

Richard Haseltine · January 31

Is it still the F: drive? Sometimes, if you have more than one device coinnected, the letters can get shuffled.

sidcarton1587 · January 31

Are you able to view the folder/drive at all (in Windows Explorer for example)?

beachlegs · January 31

Richard Haseltine said:

Is it still the F: drive? Sometimes, if you have more than one device coinnected, the letters can get shuffled.

Yes it is the F: drive...Is there a way to fix it?

memcneil70 · January 31

When this has happened to me, I turn off the computer, pull out the plug for the external drive in question.

Then power up the Windows computer, and open File Manager so you can see all drives.

Then plug in the F: drive and watch in the corner for a message that an problem drive has been installed. If it doesn't show up and your F: drive appears like normal, see if the data is there.

If that message does appear, follow instructions for it to repair your drive. In my experience it will not damage your data.

But you may want to consider a new hard drive and transfer your data as soon as you can or backup your data.

beachlegs · January 31

sidcarton1587 said:

Are you able to view the folder/drive at all (in Windows Explorer for example)?

Nothing there.

beachlegs · January 31

memcneil70 said:

When this has happened to me, I turn off the computer, pull out the plug for the external drive in question.

Then power up the Windows computer, and open File Manager so you can see all drives.

Then plug in the F: drive and watch in the corner for a message that an problem drive has been installed. If it doesn't show up and your F: drive appears like normal, see if the data is there.

If that message does appear, follow instructions for it to repair your drive. In my experience it will not damage your data.

Thank you very much, I will try that now :)

But you may want to consider a new hard drive and transfer your data as soon as you can or backup your data.

Richard Haseltine · January 31

beachlegs said:

sidcarton1587 said:

Are you able to view the folder/drive at all (in Windows Explorer for example)?

Nothing there.

So you don't see the F: drive at all, or it is there but empty? Are you sure it is the same device as it was before, that the folder with your content isn't currently in WIndows with a different letter assigned?

beachlegs · February 1

Richard Haseltine said:

beachlegs said:

sidcarton1587 said:

Are you able to view the folder/drive at all (in Windows Explorer for example)?

Nothing there.

So you don't see the F: drive at all, or it is there but empty? Are you sure it is the same device as it was before, that the folder with your content isn't currently in WIndows with a different letter assigned?

Hello Richard this is what I have showing...Nothing in the folder above the warning.

ainm.sloinneadh · February 1

Are the other folders on that drive working?

WendyLuvsCatz · February 1

being able to open the drive itself is a good start

I lost 4TB of stuff a year ago when a drive just stopped working

the folder permission settings might have been changed so rightclick and check that

if the folder is empty running Recuva or some other data recovery program might help

if comfortable using CMD https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n26s50ln705?hl=en-gb&gl=US likely the safest free choice

it's on my PC already

beachlegs · February 1

ainm.sloinneadh said:

Are the other folders on that drive working?

Yes everything is fine, just that one folder for some reason.

beachlegs · February 1

WendyLuvsCatz said:

being able to open the drive itself is a good start

I lost 4TB of stuff a year ago when a drive just stopped working

the folder permission settings might have been changed so rightclick and check that

if the folder is empty running Recuva or some other data recovery program might help

if comfortable using CMD https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n26s50ln705?hl=en-gb&gl=US likely the safest free choice

it's on my PC already

Thank you my friend, I am trying out Stellar Data Recovery at the moment. See what happens it is a pain for sure

ainm.sloinneadh · February 1

beachlegs said:

ainm.sloinneadh said:

Are the other folders on that drive working?

Yes everything is fine, just that one folder for some reason.

Then the cause may just be a corrupt system file linked to that folder. If so, the files inside have a very good chance of being fine and recoverable. A recovery app like those Wendy linked could help with that.

This one's a bit more complicated to do as you'll run the scan from the command prompt, but it's free and one of the steps recovery apps may try. If you're feeling adventurous:

1. Window key + S

2. Search for "cmd"

3. Choose the Run as Administrator option in the search results

4. Type "chkdsk f:" without quotations and hit enter. This can take a very long time

5. You'll get a report on the drive. If you see something about the folder in question, entering "chkdsk f: /f" will then attempt to fix it (and any other errors too). If you get this far, restart your computer to see if it has worked.

I'm sure there are more user friendly ways to do the same thing as above in Windows. Maybe someone else knows what those could be.

beachlegs · February 1

Richard Haseltine said:

beachlegs said:

sidcarton1587 said:

Are you able to view the folder/drive at all (in Windows Explorer for example)?

Nothing there.

So you don't see the F: drive at all, or it is there but empty? Are you sure it is the same device as it was before, that the folder with your content isn't currently in WIndows with a different letter assigned?

Hello Richard, This is the empty folder. I am running Stellar Data Recovery at the moment to see what happens.

beachlegs · February 1

memcneil70 said:

When this has happened to me, I turn off the computer, pull out the plug for the external drive in question.

Then power up the Windows computer, and open File Manager so you can see all drives.

Then plug in the F: drive and watch in the corner for a message that an problem drive has been installed. If it doesn't show up and your F: drive appears like normal, see if the data is there.

If that message does appear, follow instructions for it to repair your drive. In my experience it will not damage your data.

But you may want to consider a new hard drive and transfer your data as soon as you can or backup your data.

Thank you yes I tried doing this and it did not work , I am going to buy another harddrive, Thank you for your help :)

beachlegs · February 1

ainm.sloinneadh said:

beachlegs said:

ainm.sloinneadh said:

Are the other folders on that drive working?

Yes everything is fine, just that one folder for some reason.

Then the cause may just be a corrupt system file linked to that folder. If so, the files inside have a very good chance of being fine and recoverable. A recovery app like those Wendy linked could help with that.

This one's a bit more complicated to do as you'll run the scan from the command prompt, but it's free and one of the steps recovery apps may try. If you're feeling adventurous:

1. Window key + S

2. Search for "cmd"

3. Choose the Run as Administrator option in the search results

4. Type "chkdsk f:" without quotations and hit enter. This can take a very long time

5. You'll get a report on the drive. If you see something about the folder in question, entering "chkdsk f: /f" will then attempt to fix it (and any other errors too). If you get this far, restart your computer to see if it has worked.

I'm sure there are more user friendly ways to do the same thing as above in Windows. Maybe someone else knows what those could be.

Thank you so much, I am going to try this for sure anything is worth ago at this point. I appreciate your help my friend.

WendyLuvsCatz · February 1

follow the steps in the link I gave, if you don't have the Windoes file recovery install it first

I have used it to recover stuff I accidentally deleted

beachlegs · February 1

WendyLuvsCatz said:

follow the steps in the link I gave, if you don't have the Windoes file recovery install it first

I have used it to recover stuff I accidentally deleted

I am going to try it thank you :)

beachlegs · February 1

beachlegs said:

ainm.sloinneadh said:

beachlegs said:

ainm.sloinneadh said:

Are the other folders on that drive working?

Yes everything is fine, just that one folder for some reason.

Then the cause may just be a corrupt system file linked to that folder. If so, the files inside have a very good chance of being fine and recoverable. A recovery app like those Wendy linked could help with that.

This one's a bit more complicated to do as you'll run the scan from the command prompt, but it's free and one of the steps recovery apps may try. If you're feeling adventurous:

1. Window key + S

2. Search for "cmd"

3. Choose the Run as Administrator option in the search results

4. Type "chkdsk f:" without quotations and hit enter. This can take a very long time

5. You'll get a report on the drive. If you see something about the folder in question, entering "chkdsk f: /f" will then attempt to fix it (and any other errors too). If you get this far, restart your computer to see if it has worked.

I'm sure there are more user friendly ways to do the same thing as above in Windows. Maybe someone else knows what those could be.

Thank you so much, I am going to try this for sure anything is worth ago at this point. I appreciate your help my friend.

I want to thank everybody for your help, A special thank you to ainm.sloinneadh I got everything back thanks to your advice. I am so happy you would not believe THANK YOU. :)

ainm.sloinneadh · February 2

beachlegs said:

beachlegs said:

ainm.sloinneadh said:

beachlegs said:

ainm.sloinneadh said:

Are the other folders on that drive working?

Yes everything is fine, just that one folder for some reason.

Then the cause may just be a corrupt system file linked to that folder. If so, the files inside have a very good chance of being fine and recoverable. A recovery app like those Wendy linked could help with that.

This one's a bit more complicated to do as you'll run the scan from the command prompt, but it's free and one of the steps recovery apps may try. If you're feeling adventurous:

1. Window key + S

2. Search for "cmd"

3. Choose the Run as Administrator option in the search results

4. Type "chkdsk f:" without quotations and hit enter. This can take a very long time

5. You'll get a report on the drive. If you see something about the folder in question, entering "chkdsk f: /f" will then attempt to fix it (and any other errors too). If you get this far, restart your computer to see if it has worked.

I'm sure there are more user friendly ways to do the same thing as above in Windows. Maybe someone else knows what those could be.

Thank you so much, I am going to try this for sure anything is worth ago at this point. I appreciate your help my friend.

I want to thank everybody for your help, A special thank you to ainm.sloinneadh I got everything back thanks to your advice. I am so happy you would not believe THANK YOU. :)

You're very welcome, and I'm glad you got everything back Good to see the helpful comments from the community too.

myotherworld · February 2

Glad it all worked out

beachlegs · February 3

myotherworld said:

Glad it all worked out

Thank you my friend :)

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