Scan external hard drive

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Question 1 - Did you correctly use the 'Safely remove the hardware' option to disconnect the USB drive? Or did you just abruptly pull it out from the USB port? This can happen if you remove the device or disc before all files have been written to it.' Causes - Why This Error Happensīy answering the following questions, you'll clearly figure out the reasons why Windows prompts such a scan and fix the error message and prevents you from using your device properly. So, are you seeing the exact error soon after inserting a removable storage device to the computer running Windows 10, 8.1 or 8? Similarly, users of Windows 7 and Windows Vista should face an even longer warning that implies the same trouble, which is 'Do you want to scan and fix removable disk ? There might be a problem with some files on this device or disc. When connecting a USB flash drive to a computer, an error message suddenly pops up on the upper right of the screen, saying 'There is a problem with this drive.

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Type msconfig at the start and hit 'Enter' to open System Configuration Utility. Right-click the disk that you want to check. Full stepsĭownload EaseUS Partition Master and install it.

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On the prompted window, choose 'Scan and fix (recommended)' and then click 'Repair drive'.