Summary: This article will suggest you various ways to sort the issue pertaining to Data error cyclic redundancy check with the help of Bitwar Data Recovery Software.
“Location is not available, Data error (cyclic redundancy check)” is an error that is mainly encountered when you copy something from your external hard drive or SD card to your computer system or vice versa.
When “Data error cyclic redundancy check” error or “Cannot initialize disk: cyclic redundancy check” occurs, you will find out that the external hard drive is showing as RAW or disk need to initialized in Disk Management.
Don’t worry, and we will take you through the process of how to fix the CRC error and also retrieve data using Bitwar Data Recovery Software.
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Reason for “Data Error Cyclic Redundancy Check” Error Occur
“Data error cyclic redundancy check” error can occur due to the following reasons:
- Corrupted registry
- Unsuccessful installation of a program
- A misconfiguration in files and cluttered hard drive
Now, before we move on to the best possible solution to fix the “Data error cyclic redundancy check” error on Windows 10, 8, 7, it is highly essential to retrieve your valuable data after removing the failure of cyclic redundancy check.
Solutions to Eliminate “Data Error Cyclic Redundancy Check” Error on Windows
Solution 1: Check Utility
Step 1. Select your External device in error by right-clicking on it and then click on the Properties option and select Tools.
Step 2. Click on the Check Now button located in the Error Checking section.
Step 3. After this, check the option Automatically fix file system errors to run a basic check to repair the issue followed by a click on Start.
You may follow this quick heal method to fix the error, but there might be a chance it failed to resolve the problem. So, you might want to apply the below alternative solution to repair the “Data error cyclic redundancy check” error.
Solution 2: Fix “Data error cyclic redundancy check” Error by Running CHKDSK in Command Prompt
Step 1. Launch Command prompt by going to Start and typing cmd in the search field.
Step 2. Type command chkdsk x: /f in Command Prompt (where x is your drive letter) and press Enter.
Step 3. Applying the above step will initialize scan; once the scan is done, CHKDSK will give you a report of the scan and restart your computer.
After restarting the computer, if the problem still exists then, follow the next method to format the external device.
After fixing the CRC error, it’s time to get back the valuable data from the external hard drive, USB flash drive, and SD memory card using Bitwar Data Recovery Software.
Recover Data using Data Recovery Software
Step 1. Download the data recovery software and Install the software on the PC system.
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Step 2. Select the External device and click on the Next button.
Step 3. Choose the Scan mode and then click Next to continue, after that, select the File types you want to scan.
Step 4. After clicking the Scan button, the software starts to scan the data, and you can preview all your selected data, which is to be recovered and click on Recover to start recovery.
Following the above simple steps will help you restore your data, but be sure not to save restored data back to the same device to avoid further harm to data.
Bonus Solutions to Overcome Data Error Cyclic Redundancy Check
Solution 3: Format
Formatting the device will let you lose all your data. Thus, it is recommended to restore data first and then apply the formatting steps.
Step 1. Go to My Computer/This PC and look for the RAW partition.
Step 2. Right-click on the RAW partition and select Format. Now, choose the file system as NTFS and give it a new name.
Step 3. Finally, click on Start, and then OK.
Applying these steps will convert the corrupted partition to the NTFS file system, which can be used again without any hassle.
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Solution 4: SFC scan
Step 1. Plug your external hard drive to the computer and then search CMD and right-click on Command Prompt, choose Run as administrator.
Step 2. After opening the CMD window, type sfc /scannow and hit on the Enter key.
Step 3. Restart the computer after the SFC is finished.
Eliminate It!
“Data error cyclic redundancy check” error can occur anytime during data transfer when there is a presence of corrupted registry, failure in the installation of a program, file misconfiguration, and clutter in the hard drive in the external device or drive.
The occurrence of such errors will not only prevent you from accessing your data but also causes data loss. Hence, it becomes highly essential to perform Windows error recovery and then apply suggested solutions to fix the problem with Bitwar Data Recovery Software.
I was really worried thinking it was a big deal having this issue, thank you for bringing a solution to the table. After doing the format to the drive and the files saved, can I put them back again as they were, right? Thank you for developing Bitwar, great help!
Hello, Joseph, that's correct, if you have recovered the data as you want, after checking all of these files can be opened normally, you can then transfer the data back to your orginal stroage device. Thank you again for your kindly comment and if you have any questions or need our help while using Bitwar Data Recovery, please contact us.
Hello, I think I didn't got any data loss so far after getting that error message in my computer, followed the tutorial and so far seems it worked perfectly, I see the files are still there so I can assume everything is back to normal ¿correct? Thank you for your time.
Yes, Abraham, if you didn't lose any of your important files, then you just need to fix this error, that's all you have to do. Have a nice day.
Very simple software I must say, definitely best option to recover data from pc and devices, I was already familiar with the format process but I didn't knew there was such a simple and fast program to recover all your files, glad I found it, thanks!
Thanks for your kindly comment, Emerson, Have a nice day.
Solution 1 and 2 didn't work. Used Bitwar to get all the files safely in the computer then format, so far the external drive is working good and with no errors, I hope it stays that way, thank you for saving my data!
Thanks for your kindly feedback, Edward, and if you have any questions or need our help while using Bitwar Data Recovery, please contact us. Have a nice day.
I thought that using that solution 2 with the "CHKDSK" was going to be very complicated but ended up being pretty simple following the step by step, never encounter this "Data error cyclic redundancy check" before, and I'm happy that It wasn't a big deal. Didn't had to use the data recovery software but I'm also glad that there is something ready to help in case of data loss, good job!
Thank you Alex for your kindly feedback and we are so happy that the solutin 2 can work to fix the issue for you. Have a nice day!
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