Error "The folder or file is corrupt." Reading is impossible "- what should I do?

Despite the fact that Windows has a powerful tool for recognizing and opening many types of files, there are often situations when for no apparent reason a message appears on the screen of the monitor: "Error 0x80070570. The file or folder is corrupted. Reading is impossible. " In most cases, this applies to removable storage media, but, in spite of everything, this situation can also concern data stored on hard disks or in their logical partitions (volumes). Let's consider several variants separately.

What does the error mean: "The folder or file is corrupted. Reading is impossible "?

As you already know, in Russian-language versions of Windows, there is no need to explain what this error is. From the point of view of the description, everything is clear.

Another thing is to find out the reason why the error message occurs: "The folder or file is corrupted. Reading is impossible "and try to find the optimal correction of the problem. Let's start with installing Windows or some other software product.

Installing Windows

Imagine the situation that the installation of Windows is not from the original disk, but from its copy, recorded on a DVD-carrier. There may be several variants of malfunctions. First, the optical disk itself can be damaged in the form of scratches, potholes, fat spots, etc.

It is clear that the downloaded Setup file can not read data on problem sectors and areas due to damage. There is only one way out - to take a new blank and copy the installation distribution on it or to record from the disk image.

As for the images, the error "Folder or file is corrupted. Reading is impossible "also takes place, and quite often. One of the reasons may be an incorrect record of the image itself. What to do? Yes, just overwrite the image again, if this does not help to create an image of the original disk and transfer the data in the process of burning to a removable media.

Sometimes there may be damage to the boot record. But it is corrected by means of the console with a call of means of restoration of the loader. But the error code is different here.

Opening archive files

The archives and programs that open them can also cause errors in the work such as "The folder or file is damaged. Reading is impossible, "but only in this case the problem can be only that the archive (provided that it is on the hard drive) was simply underloaded if it was downloaded from the Internet. True system is not "spits". Basically, the error message is displayed by the archiver himself.

The most common are the messages about the unexpected end of the archive when unpacking (as WinRAR does). But in essence the reason remains unchanged - damage to the file or folder in the archive itself, which makes full and correct extraction of data impossible.

Other situations

But these were only the most common cases. Often, one can also find situations when a file or folder is damaged, it is impossible to read on a USB flash drive or from a USB hard drive. Here it is worth paying attention to system errors, as well as mechanical damage to devices of this type.

As well as for hard disks, it is desirable to perform a full scan of devices with automatic error correction and even with full surface testing, although the device itself can be protected from writing or copying data on it.

By and large, the error "The folder or file is corrupted. Reading is impossible "can occur even if there are failures in the" operating system "itself, memory corruption, if there is an outdated version of the BIOS, and even if access to the hard drive is incorrect.

Here it is recommended to test all equipment, and for hard disks - switch the SATA controller mode from AHCI to IDE in the BIOS.

By the way, this applies to cases when an error occurs with the start (opening of a file) or folder from the hard disk or logical volume, when the user is firmly sure that the file is genuine and has been saved correctly. Who knows, maybe the reason is in the mistakes described just above.

Conclusion

But if we consider the problem as a whole, in each specific case it is necessary to find out exactly the cause, and only then think which decision will be most effective to eliminate such a situation.

As you already know, special attention should be paid to the lack of damage to removable media, as well as the integrity of files and folders, not only in the archives, because the accompanying data can also be damaged or, so to say, underdeveloped, despite the presence of the main files Start or open. In general, files or folders can be simply protected from copying, and here it is required to remove the restrictive attribute under the admin.