Location Not available - Incorrect Parameter


  1. Posts : 722
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #1

    Location Not available - Incorrect Parameter


    Hi,
    So I'm trying to access a dead external through my PC, and everytime I click the drive, I get a message saying parameter is incorrect.

    I've done some googleing and apparently this code may help recover it chkdsk /f /r /c x:.



    Will this delete the contents of the drive?
    Any other suggestions
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  2. Posts : 721
    Windows 10, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 7 Professional, OS X El Capitan
       #2

    Hey Mitch,

    The command Chkdsk X: /f /r /c (where X is a chosen drive letter) will scan through a volume, repair bad sectors and fix disk errors. It won't delete any data off your drive.

    The Chkdsk command is a good general fix for disk problems such as you describe.

    More information on Chkdsk can be found in this tutorial, Option Two.
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  3. Posts : 722
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Pyprohly said:
    Hey Mitch,

    The command Chkdsk X: /f /r /c (where X is a chosen drive letter) will scan through a volume, repair bad sectors and fix disk errors. It won't delete any data off your drive.

    The Chkdsk command is a good general fix for disk problems such as you describe.

    More information on Chkdsk can be found in this tutorial, Option Two.
    I didn't end up doing that, as every time I booted Pc it ask if I wanted to do a disk scan, and so did.

    It kinda deleted everything tho.
    It put the in a hidden folder with a file .chk file format, but I'm slowly recovering her stuff.

    Thanks
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