Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How to fix "The File Or Directory Is Corrupted Or Unreadable" on any USB, Hard drive or SD card. This is an easy fix that uses cmd so make sure to try this before formatting your device, as this method keeps your files & data.

Intro 0:00
Fixing the error with CMD 0:29
Make sure to properly eject drives 2:03
Last resort, formatting drives 2:42