Are you seeing the error "The volume does not contain a recognized file system" when trying to access your USB drive, SD card, external hard drive, or internal partition? Don’t worry! In this video, we’ll show you step-by-step how to fix this issue without formatting and without losing your data on Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.
Full Error Message:
Location is not available X:\ is not accessible. The volume does not contain a recognized file system. Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.
Step to Fix: 🗎 Open Command Prompt and type:
chkdsk X: /f /r
(Replace X: with your device USB letter)
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