How to Fix External Hard Drive File System Error 65535

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  • Updated on December 14th, 2023

This blog describes the solution to fix the external Hard drive system error 65535.Sometimes, when you use the external drive you face some problems. The possible issues which occur may be the failure of the operations on the hard disk. The various activities like the copy, edit, delete, create etc on the file or folder do not respond. Such type of error is the file system error 65535. Mostly, this error occurs while creating a new folder in the hard disk. Your system will show the error message:
“Unable to create the folder “New Folder” File system error (65535)”

The outcomes of this error can be very serious because there are chances of losing the data. However, the corruption in the hard disk can be the responsible factor for this issue. Some other reason which can result in this error as discussed below.

Reasons for External Drive File System Error 65535

Here I want to point out the reasons which are responsible for this error 65535. These reasons are as follows:

  1. The system files may be corrupted.
  2. The attack of any malware or virus.
  3. The presence of bad sectors in the hard disk.
  4. The sudden failure of the system.
  5. The improper ejection of the hard disk.
  6. The accidental breakdown of the power supply.

Now, you thinking about how to fix external hard disk system file error 65535. So, you can get the solution in the below section.

Solution to System File Error 65535

You can follow the below methods to resolve this error 65535.
Run CHKDSK Utility: This CHKDSK utility checks the bad sectors present in the disk. It can also repair the bad sectors in the disk. Follow the below steps to run check disk command.

  1. Go to the Search tab, type command prompt.
  2. Right click on command prompt and choose Run as administrator.
  3. In the current window type “chkdsk D: /f /r” if the “D” is the drive.
  4. Press Enter and type “Y” if it asks to run the command earlier to next boot.
  5. Wait until the scanning process gets completed.
  6. After the complete process, restart the system and open your drive.

Precautions

Take the backup of the disk before running the CHKDSK command. Because there are chances of losing data.

Utilize Windows Data Recovery to Drive File System Error 65535

You can try the Aryson Windows Data Recovery Software to recover the data from the hard disk. Follow the following steps:

  1. Attach the faulty hard disk to your system.
  2. Install and run the Windows Data Recovery Software.
  3. Choose the hard disk and click on Next.
  4. The details of the hard disk will be shown. Click on Next.
  5. Choose any recovery mode and click on Next.
  6. After the scanning process gets finished, click on OK.
  7. Browse the location to save the recovered data and click on Save.
  8. Click on Yes to save deleted files.
  9. Click on OK on the current window to end the process.

After recovery of data, you have the option to run CHKDSK command. And you can also directly format the hard disk as you saved the recovered data.

Bottom Lines

I hope this blog will be helpful to you for providing the best solution to fix external hard drive system error 65535.

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About The Author:

Rohan Wiese is a Technical Content Writer at Aryson Technologies, specializing in databases, e-mail recovery, and e-mail migration solutions. He enjoys conducting research and generating information that assists database administrators, businesses, and novices in resolving issues with MS SQL Server, MySQL databases, Cloud Computing, and Microsoft Exchange.

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