The file transfer never really got going.
After waiting about 30 minutes to see if anything was going to happen, I tried killing the transfer.
In my frustration, I just rebooted the PC.
Now, the PC is having trouble with the hard drive in question.
The PC cant read it.
I ran aCHKDSKto see what is up.
When I run CHKDSK, it says Cannot open volume for direct access.
What can be done?
Dont worry as this post will offer you solutions that might help.
Windows snap-in tools, MiniTool Power Data Recovery, and afree partition managerwill be needed.
As a result you’ve got the option to try the following steps to block the third-party service.
Step 1: nudge the search icon and enterServicesinto the search box.
Then selectServicesfrom the search results to open it.
Step 3: Right-hit that specific service and selectPropertiesto have a check.
Step 4: Change theStartup typetoDisabledfor any third-party applications and clickOK.
Step 2: FindProgramsand then clickUninstall a programunderPrograms.
Step 3: pick the target third-party software that might lock the partition and then clickUninstall.
At this time it will confirm whether or not you really want to do this.
We will take a USB drive as an example.
Stage 1: Recover Data with MiniTool Power Data Recovery
Does your files get lost after CHKDSK?
Here are ways to help your recover CHKDSK deleted files in few steps.
Connect the USB drive to your machine.
- initiate the software.
This software shows you all partitions it can detect under theLogical Drivessection.
After scanning, you will see the scan results.
By default, these files are listed by path.
you might go to each path to find your files.
You should not save them to the original USB drive.
Otherwise, the lost files can be overwritten and become unrecoverable.
You dont need to worry about data problems since MiniTool Power Data has saved data for you first.
So, now you could format the partition without stressing.
To format the partition you might rely on a third-party partition manager.
MiniTool Partition Wizard is a great choice.
This software is a free partition manager.
The detailed steps will be shown later.
Before this, smack the following button to get thepartition magic.
Then connect the USB to the computer.
Step 2: initiate the software to enter its main interface.
Step 3: poke the target drive and chooseFormat Partitionfrom the left action panel.
Just reconfigure these parameters according to your own needs or you could keep them at the default setting.
Step 5: Welcome to the final step.
Now you might see this formatted USB partition on the main interface.
If it meets your needs, tap on theApplybutton to perform the change.
Now the USB drive is formatted successfully.
