Cyclic redundancy check error

[Arch3type]

This is my predicament
I have transferred many of my videos to a new internal HDD, formatted my original HDD (external) and am sending these files back so I can play them via my PS3.
Now when I do this (send them back) I get Cyclic redundancy check errors.
I have come across a backup program that has managed to transfer these files back but in it's own Archive format that is unreadable without it and files can only be restored to their original location.
Yeah, I am very frustrated with this problem and can't yet be sure if downloading Linux will help with the problem though with all the Windows issues I have had in the last few years, it can't hurt.
I have exhausted my google phrasing and cannot come up with something that I don't need to pay for (let's face it there is a price tag on nearly every problem isn't there).

Q: What decent programs are there for transferring files (ie; cut/copy > paste ) that run on their own drivers or can correct this problem (even if it takes longer to transfer them back), thus avoiding errors?


WinXP-Sp3 WD-Elements2TB(External) WDCaviar2TB-(Internal)

[Moontrash]

Cyclic redundancy check error usually means 1 thing....bad disk or bad spot on the HD...not fixable normally

I use tera copy as an alternative to the copy/paste windows function...even total commander does its own thing also...both are highly recommended

[Nelson37]

Your problem is NOT a file copy problem. It is an error either reading from, or writing to, one of your hard drives. Run a disk error check on both.

[jagabo]

Check Disk (CHKDSK) with the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" option enabled is designed exactly for this. It will read through each file and attempt to recover data in any bad sectors, move it to another sector, then mark the bad sectors so they aren't used again in the future. Obviously, if the data is too badly damaged it can't be repaired. But at least the bad spot on the disk won't get used again and you'll be able to access the file(s).

[Arch3type]

Check Disk (CHKDSK) with the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" option enabled is designed exactly for this. It will read through each file and attempt to recover data in any bad sectors, move it to another sector, then mark the bad sectors so they aren't used again in the future. Obviously, if the data is too badly damaged it can't be repaired. But at least the bad spot on the disk won't get used again and you'll be able to access the file(s).


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I will definitely give this a shot, thank you.
If it turned out I couldn't fix the files, would it be possible I could demux them and remux the streams into new files?

[jagabo]

If it turned out I couldn't fix the files, would it be possible I could demux them and remux the streams into new files?

Generally, if the files are corrupt you can't fix them. If you're lucky, the errors might be small enough that they're not noticeable during playback. It's even possible that the error is in the CRC so the A/V data itself is intact. But don't count on it!

[Arch3type]

So I've tried the above methods to no success, I don't know if CheckDisc provides a report of what it did, but there were no apparent results.
I did however manage an uninterrupted migration of the unaffected files (which would have taken ages to do alternatively).
Looks as though I will have to cut my losses on this one but thank you kindly everyone for your valuable input.
The files when played skipped a lot at the points (sectors) where the errors occurred, which evidently means bad data

If anyone has anything to add, I won't be deleting these files until I need to format my internal drive (am in process of a much needed upgrade of my PC) which will probably be about a month's time and I'm hoping to not have to cut any losses.

Thank you