FOUND.000 File folder and what does it mean

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  1. Posts : 394
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    FOUND.000 File folder and what does it mean


    Dear Forum,

    I am enquiring as to what the FOUND.000 file is. Somehow it got created sometime yesterday.

    I do recollect it being accidentally disconnected via the USB connection.

    Is it anything to worry about?

    When I go to place the USB External Hard Disk Drive then it asks me to scan and fix.

    I have read that this is never a great idea. Any ideas.

    Thank you
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  2. Posts : 394
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    I forgot to attach what the drive looks like.

    Also do I post such threads in this forum or should I go to another forum
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  3. Posts : 5,795
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    I believe those can be created when dskchk runs on a drive and finds errors and/or corrupt files.
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  4. Posts : 1,346
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    Melissa said:
    Dear Forum,

    I am enquiring as to what the FOUND.000 file is. Somehow it got created sometime yesterday.

    I do recollect it being accidentally disconnected via the USB connection.

    Is it anything to worry about?

    When I go to place the USB External Hard Disk Drive then it asks me to scan and fix.

    I have read that this is never a great idea. Any ideas.

    Thank you
    You can find answers to some of the questions you post with a simple Google search. For example, the question you are asking is answered in Google by posting "windows 7 what is found.000", as the search term, and the first hit provides a good explanation.

    Visit the following link and select the first result for more information;

    https://www.google.com/search?q=wind...rlz=1I7ADFA_en

    HTH
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  5. Posts : 394
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    Thank you very much.

    In one of the forums on windows - It shows how to unlock the file - I am not too sure on what I am looking at - but it looks like I do not have anything in the files

    I ended up unlocking the file

    I am not too sure what I am looking at - can you assist.
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  6. Posts : 394
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    I am just going to attach where I sourced the information

    How to access a found.000 folder that is locked - Microsoft Community
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  7. Posts : 24,479
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    It appears to be a left over chkdsk fragment and you can delete it, or not, it won't cause any harm.
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  8. Posts : 394
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    Thanks for the prompt reply.

    I am just wondering why it went from an Expansion Drive to a Local Disk.

    I have previous shots of it being an Expansion Drive?


    Thanks for answering my silly questions
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  9. Posts : 24,479
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    Possibly because you ran chkdsk on it too.
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  10. Posts : 394
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    I am sorry to be so stupid - how do you run a chkdsk?

    When you plug it in to the USB port does it automatically do it - I do not remember doing anything at that time.
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