If you face the following error message “The File Or Directory Is Corrupted And Ureadable” while you are trying to access your files on your portable/external storage device, that could be little scarry at a first glance. Luckily there is a simple solution that can help you in that situation.
What you can do is just to run the the following command where h: is you storage drive letter:
chkdsk /f h:
More details regarding chkdsk command:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/chkdsk
After finishing the process you will be able to acces your files.
IMPORTANT: Please note that this solution might not resolve your issue, because the root cause can be different in your particular scenario.
