Hard Drive Always Corrupted

Anyway, MaxBlast repaired a dead Maxtor HDD when everything else failed. So I use it exclusively for repairing bad sectors now. It never fails. However, you might have to have at least one SeaGate, or Maxtor drive installed to be able to use it, I can't remember. My service PC always has at least one SeaGate in it, so I'm not sure.
 

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MadMaxData said:
Anyway, MaxBlast repaired a dead Maxtor HDD when everything else failed. So I use it exclusively for repairing bad sectors now. It never fails. However, you might have to have at least one SeaGate, or Maxtor drive installed to be able to use it, I can't remember. My service PC always has at least one SeaGate in it, so I'm not sure.
Click to expand...
That's good to know and I have both Maxtor and Seagate disks. Will have to read their PDF - tomorrow.
 

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whs said:
That's good to know and I have both Maxtor and Seagate disks. Will have to read their PDF - tomorrow.
Click to expand...
I swear by both [SeaGate bought out Maxtor anyway]. And I won't purchase anything but SeaGate. Only one hard drive failure in around 15 years, and that was my own fault, not the HDD.

If you visit any sites that actually do data recovery on bad drives, that's where you get the real skinny on the best drives to purchase. Stay away from the new generation of Hitachi's. They are using porcelin on the platters now, and the dust from it sticks to the heads. Their junk. I've heard that the 11th generation SeaGate Barracuda's have firmware issues with their SATA drives, so that's the only SeaGate to steer clear of. I have an 11th generation IDE ATA Barracuda, and it's been working great for a few years.
 

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Windows 7 Enterprise x64
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AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 3800+
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GeForce 6100-M9
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OCZ Platinum Dual Channel - 4x1Gb
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NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT PCI Express x16
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Creative Audigy Sound Blaster Extreme PCI
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Ermmm... I DID use WUBI once, and that did some bad things, like fake partitions and such, but I thought those should have been gotten rid of by now. Checking the /Videos folder specifically now.
 

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Thinkpad T400
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Window 7
Memory
4 gig
Ermmm... Got this result.

Code: 
Scan started at: 02/04/2010 01:55:03
Start Path  : C:\Users\Bill\Videos

Invalid Start Path!
Scan Completed at: 02/04/2010 01:55:03
Errors Reported:  1
Scanned  0 Folders,  0 Files,  0 Mbytes
Time: 1 sec,  Avg. Speed: 0 K/sec.

Not really sure what to make of it, except that Windows doesn't think \Videos is an OK folder?
 

My Computer

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Thinkpad T400
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Window 7
Memory
4 gig
Have you tried using a different cable on your hard drive yet? I'm almost positive this is a hard drive issue. That's the most common problem when files appear to be corrupted, is a bad cable. Happens all the time.
 

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NVIDIA
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 3800+
Motherboard
GeForce 6100-M9
Memory
OCZ Platinum Dual Channel - 4x1Gb
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT PCI Express x16
Sound Card
Creative Audigy Sound Blaster Extreme PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
Compaq 7500
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
C: Seagate ST3250318AS SataII - 250Gb

D: Seagate ST3500418AS SataII - 500Gb
PSU
OCZ 600w Dual 12v Rails
Case
Thermaltake
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OCZ Heatsinks, Fans, and Thermal Paste on CPU & Chipsets
Keyboard
Logitech
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Radio Shack PS2
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Cable
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Dual Pioneer DVD/RW optical drives. LG CD/RW optical drive.
It's an internal HD on a laptop.
 

My Computer

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Thinkpad T400
OS
Window 7
Memory
4 gig
running
Code: 
chkdsk /f /r C:
, will check again in morning
 

My Computer

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Thinkpad T400
OS
Window 7
Memory
4 gig
Got these errors in FCCheck

Code: 
Scan started at: 02/04/2010 11:39:39
Start Path  : C:\Users\Bill
Buffer size : 262144

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\(null)
00000005 : Access is denied. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Archived History
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\data_0
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\data_1
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\data_2
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\data_3
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cache\index
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cookies
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current Session
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current Tabs
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History Index 2010-01
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History Index 2010-02
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History Index 2010-03
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History Index 2010-04
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\History-journal
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\http_www.chess.com_0.localstorage
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Plugin Data\Google Gears\localserver.db
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Plugin Data\Google Gears\permissions.db
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Thumbnails
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Thumbnails-journal
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Visited Links
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Data
00000020 : The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\(null)
00000005 : Access is denied. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\IconCache.db
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\IconCache.db
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\Microsoft Corporation
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\rx_image32.Cache
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\rx_image32.Cache
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\rx_image32.Cache
C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\rx_image32.Cache
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\rx_image32.Cache
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\Songbird2
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\History\Western DigitalTemp
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat
C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG1
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG1
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG1
C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG1
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG1
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\(null)
00000005 : Access is denied. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG2
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG2
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG2
C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG2
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG2
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat.LOG2
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\NTUSER.DAT{016888bd-6c6f-11de-8d1d-001e0bcde3ec}.TM.blf
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\NTUSER.DAT{016888bd-6c6f-11de-8d1d-001e0bcde3ec}.TM.blf
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\NTUSER.DAT{016888bd-6c6f-11de-8d1d-001e0bcde3ec}.TM.blf
00000002 : C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data

00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

00000002 : C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\NTUSER.DAT{016888bd-6c6f-11de-8d1d-001e0bcde3ec}.TM.blf
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\NTUSER.DAT{016888bd-6c6f-11de-8d1d-001e0bcde3ec}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\NTUSER.DAT{016888bd-6c6f-11de-8d1d-001e0bcde3ec}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\NTUSER.DAT{016888bd-6c6f-11de-8d1d-001e0bcde3ec}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\NTUSER.DAT{016888bd-6c6f-11de-8d1d-001e0bcde3ec}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat{a853b9a9-f3ec-11de-ad58-001e6554142c}.TM.blf
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat{a853b9a9-f3ec-11de-ad58-001e6554142c}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat{a853b9a9-f3ec-11de-ad58-001e6554142c}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat{ed92411e-d86f-11de-9a77-001e6554142c}.TM.blf
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat{ed92411e-d86f-11de-9a77-001e6554142c}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.dat{ed92411e-d86f-11de-9a77-001e6554142c}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\ntuser.ini
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Application Data\Recent
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

C:\Users\Bill\AppData\Local\Videos
00000002 : The system cannot find the file specified. 

Scan Completed at: 02/04/2010 11:46:50
Errors Reported:  80
Scanned  168 Folders,  3947 Files,  734 Mbytes
Time: 430 sec,  Avg. Speed: 1748 K/sec.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Thinkpad T400
OS
Window 7
Memory
4 gig
4m4z1ng said:
Ermmm... Got this result.

Code: 
Scan started at: 02/04/2010 01:55:03
Start Path  : C:\Users\Bill\Videos
 
Invalid Start Path!
Scan Completed at: 02/04/2010 01:55:03
Errors Reported:  1
Scanned  0 Folders,  0 Files,  0 Mbytes
Time: 1 sec,  Avg. Speed: 0 K/sec.

Not really sure what to make of it, except that Windows doesn't think \Videos is an OK folder?
Click to expand...

Yeah... that can happen if the folder is a hardlink... I've got to update that utility for win7... but if you can find your actual Videos folder it should scan it.... It might also help to turn on the "Show hidden files" and turn off the "Hide system files" options in your folder view settings....

What I was trying to do was to get you into a position where you could identify bad files and dump them or at least get a backup...

But there are still other paths to explore... have you tried the Error Checking tool from right clicking the drive then selecting properties->tools ?

Also from the hardware side....
Have you checked your drive cables? It could well be a bad connection...

Have you tried simply copying your files out to another disk and doing a complete format and reinstall on this one? If you did have a bad connection the corruption might be to the point where that's your only fix.

Maybe the others will have some ideas....
 

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Homebrew
OS
XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86
CPU
Amd 64 x2 4200 (2.4ghz)
Motherboard
Asus M2N-MX SE Plus
Memory
Kingston DDR2 800 2gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GF-8400
Sound Card
Realtek on Motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer x-193bw
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 500g
PSU
350watt In-Win
Case
In-Win
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
yes
Mouse
yes
Internet Speed
5mpbs
Other Info
Also ASRock ION 330 as HTPC (on XP).
Acer Aspire as GP netbook (on XP).
4m4z1ng said:
It's an internal HD on a laptop.
Click to expand...

That still doesn't eliminate bad connections...
Try to simply remove it and plug it back in and see what you get....

And now the tough question....
Has that computer ever been dropped?
 

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Homebrew
OS
XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86
CPU
Amd 64 x2 4200 (2.4ghz)
Motherboard
Asus M2N-MX SE Plus
Memory
Kingston DDR2 800 2gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GF-8400
Sound Card
Realtek on Motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer x-193bw
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 500g
PSU
350watt In-Win
Case
In-Win
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
yes
Mouse
yes
Internet Speed
5mpbs
Other Info
Also ASRock ION 330 as HTPC (on XP).
Acer Aspire as GP netbook (on XP).
CommonTater said:
If you did have a bad connection the corruption might be to the point where that's your only fix.
Click to expand...
That's another thing I was thinking. I've had corrupted installs due to a bad HDD connection more than once.

Bad sectors will do the same type of thing. Sometimes a fresh install won't bypass those bad sectors that were previously "repaired" by Windows. The newer drives actually store that info in the firmware now. HDD's have come a long way.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
NVIDIA
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 3800+
Motherboard
GeForce 6100-M9
Memory
OCZ Platinum Dual Channel - 4x1Gb
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT PCI Express x16
Sound Card
Creative Audigy Sound Blaster Extreme PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
Compaq 7500
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
C: Seagate ST3250318AS SataII - 250Gb

D: Seagate ST3500418AS SataII - 500Gb
PSU
OCZ 600w Dual 12v Rails
Case
Thermaltake
Cooling
OCZ Heatsinks, Fans, and Thermal Paste on CPU & Chipsets
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Radio Shack PS2
Internet Speed
Cable
Other Info
Dual Pioneer DVD/RW optical drives. LG CD/RW optical drive.
Wohoo! It looks like
Code: 
chkdsk /f /r C:
worked.

What is the /r tag, and what did it do that /f didn't?

Thanks!

Me mentioning that it's an internal HD on a laptop was just me saying that messing with the cables isn't something I'm excited to do.

Has the laptop ever been dropped? Depends who is asking.
I'd tell the company that no, it hasn't.
But it most likely has.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Thinkpad T400
OS
Window 7
Memory
4 gig
The /r switch locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.

Glad to see you got it resolved!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
NVIDIA
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 3800+
Motherboard
GeForce 6100-M9
Memory
OCZ Platinum Dual Channel - 4x1Gb
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT PCI Express x16
Sound Card
Creative Audigy Sound Blaster Extreme PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
Compaq 7500
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
C: Seagate ST3250318AS SataII - 250Gb

D: Seagate ST3500418AS SataII - 500Gb
PSU
OCZ 600w Dual 12v Rails
Case
Thermaltake
Cooling
OCZ Heatsinks, Fans, and Thermal Paste on CPU & Chipsets
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Radio Shack PS2
Internet Speed
Cable
Other Info
Dual Pioneer DVD/RW optical drives. LG CD/RW optical drive.
I'll try to back up data that theoretically isn't corrupted and see if that works.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Thinkpad T400
OS
Window 7
Memory
4 gig
MadMaxData said:
The /r switch locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.

Glad to see you got it resolved!
Click to expand...

Actually, I didn't. My excitement was due to the fact that if I click "Videos" from the "Libraries" shortcut, then it opens the folder. But when I navigate to the folder directly, I get an error message.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Thinkpad T400
OS
Window 7
Memory
4 gig
How are you attempting to access the Video's folder? Is it a link in the start menu, or do you have to go into Documents>Video's? I think we're getting somewhere now.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
NVIDIA
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 3800+
Motherboard
GeForce 6100-M9
Memory
OCZ Platinum Dual Channel - 4x1Gb
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT PCI Express x16
Sound Card
Creative Audigy Sound Blaster Extreme PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
Compaq 7500
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
C: Seagate ST3250318AS SataII - 250Gb

D: Seagate ST3500418AS SataII - 500Gb
PSU
OCZ 600w Dual 12v Rails
Case
Thermaltake
Cooling
OCZ Heatsinks, Fans, and Thermal Paste on CPU & Chipsets
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Radio Shack PS2
Internet Speed
Cable
Other Info
Dual Pioneer DVD/RW optical drives. LG CD/RW optical drive.
I open an explorer window. On the left side, it has shortcuts to things, under the headings "Favorites", "Libraries", "Homegroup", "Computer", "Network."

If I expand the "Libraries" tab, then click on "Videos", it takes me to my videos folder, showing the "Sample Videos" subfolder. No error so far. When I right-click and try to create a New Folder, I get this message.

An unexpected error is keeping you from creating the folder. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem.

Error 0x80070570: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable
Click to expand...
with the options Try Again and Cancel.

When I open an Explorer window and navigate to c:\users\bill and click on the "Videos" folder, an error message pops up:

C:\Users\Bill\Videos is not accessible

The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable
Click to expand...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Thinkpad T400
OS
Window 7
Memory
4 gig
4m4z1ng said:
I open an explorer window. On the left side, it has shortcuts to things, under the headings "Favorites", "Libraries", "Homegroup", "Computer", "Network."

If I expand the "Libraries" tab, then click on "Videos", it takes me to my videos folder, showing the "Sample Videos" subfolder. No error so far. When I right-click and try to create a New Folder, I get this message.

An unexpected error is keeping you from creating the folder. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem.

Error 0x80070570: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable
Click to expand...
with the options Try Again and Cancel.

When I open an Explorer window and navigate to c:\users\bill and click on the "Videos" folder, an error message pops up:

C:\Users\Bill\Videos is not accessible

The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable
Click to expand...
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Ok... try this and tell me what happens...

click Start and on the Start panel click your user name... That will open your home folder.... What happens if you click "videos" in there?


Also a little shortcut trick ... On the start panel, drag your username out onto the desktop... Instant access to your home folder.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Homebrew
OS
XP Pro SP3 X86 / Win7 Pro X86
CPU
Amd 64 x2 4200 (2.4ghz)
Motherboard
Asus M2N-MX SE Plus
Memory
Kingston DDR2 800 2gb
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GF-8400
Sound Card
Realtek on Motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer x-193bw
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 500g
PSU
350watt In-Win
Case
In-Win
Cooling
Air
Keyboard
yes
Mouse
yes
Internet Speed
5mpbs
Other Info
Also ASRock ION 330 as HTPC (on XP).
Acer Aspire as GP netbook (on XP).
Hmmm, that's odd. Try this once. Right click on the taskbar> choose Properties> click on Start Menu tab> Customize button> scroll all the way down to the bottom, and tick the show as link circle, then save. Now try to access the video folder through the start menu. If that works, check to see if it unlocked your video's folder through explorer.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
NVIDIA
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
AMD Athlon 64X2 Dual Core 3800+
Motherboard
GeForce 6100-M9
Memory
OCZ Platinum Dual Channel - 4x1Gb
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT PCI Express x16
Sound Card
Creative Audigy Sound Blaster Extreme PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
Compaq 7500
Screen Resolution
1024x768
Hard Drives
C: Seagate ST3250318AS SataII - 250Gb

D: Seagate ST3500418AS SataII - 500Gb
PSU
OCZ 600w Dual 12v Rails
Case
Thermaltake
Cooling
OCZ Heatsinks, Fans, and Thermal Paste on CPU & Chipsets
Keyboard
Logitech
Mouse
Radio Shack PS2
Internet Speed
Cable
Other Info
Dual Pioneer DVD/RW optical drives. LG CD/RW optical drive.
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