Hello ,
Some time back my harddisk crashed and after that im unable to copy files to my harddisk , after copying some gb of data i get a message cannot read from source or disk message and the copying gets stuck
I have formatted and created partitions but no use
Kindly suggest what can be done ? should i look for a replacement
Hi AnoopLeo,
You can refer to the following steps in order to resolve the issue.
- Fixing mismatched file systems
Depending on the Windows operating system you have, the file system will vary between NTFS and FAT32.
- Choose the hard drive you are trying to copy file from
- Right-click and select Properties
- Identify the file system
- Repeat for the destination disk
- If you find that both the file systems are NTFS, move on to the next method of fixing.
- Fixing Bad sectors
- Choose the hard drive you are trying to copy files from
- Right-click and select Properties then navigate to the Tools tab
- Select Check present beside Error checking
- Allow the process to complete
- Repeat for the destination disk
- Removing bad file permissions
- Right-click the file you are trying to copy and select Properties
- Select the Security tab and then Edit in the center
- Select the Add button in the center
- Type your computer username in the box at the bottom and select Check Names
- Select OK . This will take you back to the previous screen
- Now choose your username in the top window, then check the box next to Full control in the bottom box
- Select Apply and then OK
Now, Windows must let you move the file as you need without stating the error ‘can’t read from the source file or disk’ error.
