{"id":2254,"date":"2017-04-01T08:56:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T08:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/?p=2254"},"modified":"2021-08-13T03:56:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T03:56:50","slug":"fix-the-file-system-structure-on-the-disk-is-corrupt-and-unusable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eassos.com\/blog\/fix-the-file-system-structure-on-the-disk-is-corrupt-and-unusable\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixed: The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post talks about the error “The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume OS” and provides solutions to fix it and retrieve data from corrupted and unusable drive. If you are experiencing same problem, please continue reading and find out solutions.<\/p>\n

Symptom of “The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable” issue<\/span><\/h1>\n

The error message “The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume OS” may come up without any advanced warning and it just occurs when you access some applications on your computer. Besides, when you extend partition using FSExtend and the volume may shows as RAW in disk management. Unfortunately, when you run chkdsk, you see the error message in system log.<\/p>\n

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Log Name: System\n\nSource: NTFS\n\nEvent ID: 55\n\nLevel: Error\n\nDescription:\n\nThe file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume <drive letter>:<\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Sometimes, when you start Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer that is running Windows Clustering, same events may be logged as well. Many Windows users encounter such kind of error message when attempting to install dual operating system, installing system updates, converting file system format, etc. It\u2019s quite common system give various error messages when disk is corrupted, such as “The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable”<\/a>. When that happens to you should remain calm and take proper actions to solve it.<\/p>\n
How to recover data when file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable?<\/span><\/h1>\n
It\u2019s suggested to use DiskGenius (old name PartitionGuru) to recover data from RAW<\/a>, corrupted or unusable drives. Many times, it is able to display files of inaccessible partition directly without performing any scanning if damage on file system is not that bad. If the application cannot list files directly, you can use File Recovery feature to scan corrupted disk and recover files you need.<\/p>\n
Step 1<\/strong>: Install and launch DiskGenius (old name PartitionGuru) on your computer and you can see all storage devices attached to your computer in this software.<\/p>\n
Step 2<\/strong>: Select the unusable partition and click “Files” tab to view files. If you can see all your files, then copy them to other drives.<\/p>\n
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Step 3<\/strong>: Select the corrupted drive and click Tools > Load Current Partition Intelligently, as follows:<\/p>\n
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Note:\u00a0If you can’t see files in the software, that does not mean lost files can never be recovered. You can move to Step 4.<\/p>\n
Step 4<\/strong>: Select the corrupted partition again, and click File Recovery button. Then click “Start” button on the “Recover Files” window to search for recoverable files.<\/p>\n
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Step 5<\/strong>: Preview and recover files.<\/p>\n
You can double click to open files and view file content so that you can device whether the file is correct.<\/p>\n
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Select those you want to recover and right click to choose “Copy to”. Then you can set a location to save recovered files.<\/p>\n
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How to fix “The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable” issue?<\/span><\/h1>\n
Important:<\/strong><\/p>\n