
This can happen if you remove the device or disc before all files have been written to it.Ĭauses for the" There's a problem with this drive" errorĮvery error will have its causes, there is a problem with this drive is not an exception. There might be a problem with some files on this device or disc. If you use Windows 7 or previous version, you will get a longer message in the following that expresses the same meaning.ĭo you want to scan and fix removable disk ? And it commonly occurs on Windows 8/8.1/10/11. Scan the drive now and fix it.” (As shown below)Īfter you receive this error, your device will be inaccessible in most cases. When you plug removable disk (eg: USB drive, SD card) into your computer, you may receive an error message saying “ There is a problem with this drive. ➣ There is a problem with this drive – how to fix? I appreciate and thanks any help in advance!!.➣ Causes for the" There's a problem with this drive" error Forcing a power shut down from what I've read could lose information ? And now wondering what's best move from here ? Unfortunately don't know any specs of the computer. I have called avg support and they seemed unsure of what to do so I wanted another opinion. I need to do everything possible to keep the information/pictures/etc on the computer.

It has now been stuck on 11% complete for 2-3 hours and I'm preparing for the worst from what I've read. The process required to the restart computer and once it did it prompt a black screen with the HP logo and "scanning and repairing drive (C*Smile with a %. The last recommendation was to scan and check drives. With that being said I just started AVG antivirus and followed some of the recommendations and they all worked well(could notice improvements immediately).

Shortly after a 0 to 100% and collecting the info the computer reloaded and returned to normal (and playable again). Also while playing overwatch(a safe and to what I know 99.9% sure should be virus free game from blizzard) I've gotten a blue screen recently with a loud screech and it's said Windows ran into problems collecting information. Recently while on the internet I've gotten notices that a drive has failed (or module) and after some lag the web page returns to normal and says drive has recovered. The computer is in good shape physically but has not had antivirus for a while. I have a Windows 10 HP that's around 2 years old. I apologize in advance for wall of text !! Trying to supply as much information as I can.
