Should be OK. One possibility is to see if the folder ans/or files copy properly to some temporary location. If they do, they are most likely OK; delete the copies.
If it was a system folder most likely chkdsk will have replaced any corrupted files. If they are data files you can try opening them with the appropriate app. If it was a folder related to a particular app, see if the app still works.
Or, over time, if any of the files are corrupted you'll find out when they are used :-)
Yes, it does COPY/PASTE fine. I wonder why it got corrupted. Maybe it's not a bad idea to run Scandisk (CHKDSK) regularly to prevent this type or trouble.
Unfortunately all Windows opersting systems are prone to file corruptions. Sometimes they can come from bad downloads, or simply lack of maintainance of the file system itself. chkdsk, and defragmentation usually do provide the means to examine, repair, and rearrange data on the hard drive ( so the system itself does not have to work hard , with the read heads having program data for one application at the very beginning of the drive, with other data falling at the end of the drive, therefore the system has to work much harder to access the data you wish to view). chkdsk usually repairs file issues, and defragmentation rearranges data in the drive sectors for more rapid access.
I had a problem similer to yours, but it was a folder/file that refused to delete, no matter what I tried. I did the Safe mode with command prompt, move on boot, etc.It would not let me rename or move it.
Finally, I ran chkdsk, and it fixed the orphan files.(and something else, but don't remember) I was then able to delete the file/folder.
You should be fine, but make sure you back up your important files to CD's, or DVD's .
PC Hard-drives are not permanent storage. When the drive dies, your data is pretty much gone, although there might be ways to recover, but I wouldn't take that chance. Good luck!!
I have an identical 2nd external HD on which I keep a backup of the 1st ext.HD, and I use Norton Ghost 9 for that purpose (incremental backups). I guess this is fine for the purpose.
If the problem was caused by 'marginal' sectors (sectors that are going bad), then copy the entire folder to another folder. Make sure all the file(s) made it ok, then delete the old folder. This should re-locate the file(s) to a different location on your harddrive.
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Yes, it does COPY/PASTE fine. I wonder why it got corrupted. Maybe it's not a bad idea to run Scandisk (CHKDSK) regularly to prevent this type or trouble.
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Finally, I ran chkdsk, and it fixed the orphan files.(and something else, but don't remember) I was then able to delete the file/folder.
You should be fine, but make sure you back up your important files to CD's, or DVD's .
PC Hard-drives are not permanent storage. When the drive dies, your data is pretty much gone, although there might be ways to recover, but I wouldn't take that chance. Good luck!!
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If the problem was caused by 'marginal' sectors (sectors that are going bad), then copy the entire folder to another folder. Make sure all the file(s) made it ok, then delete the old folder. This should re-locate the file(s) to a different location on your harddrive.
Mike.