Cant open external hdd folders.

Darksaber2000

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Whenever I try to open any folder on external hdd the explorer freezes. I tried Chkdsk command but it gets stuck when told to scan the drive. I also tested on other pc but still the same problem

Edit: I'm also unable to format hdd from explorer, windows setup and disk manager in both safe mode and normal.
 
Darksaber2000, if the problem is present in two different systems then the drive has gone South. Try what was suggested and hopefully you have a backup. If not it is a good idea to plan something now.

The conventional wisdom by tech experts on backups is known as the 3-2-1 method. Basically you want:

3 copies of any data you don't want to lose
2 different mediums it's stored on (so 2 different drives in your computer, for example)
1 copy kept offsite, to prevent against disaster.

Best of luck.
 

Darksaber2000

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I managed to format the hdd using the diskpart and clean command in cmd. I can now access it and copy files to it and back.

But when I run the chkdsk /r command on it it gives the following error. I have no idea what it means.

  • Correcting errors in the MFT mirror.
    Insufficient disk space to repair master file table mirror.
    CHKDSK aborted.