Drive Is Not Accessible Because of an I/O Device Error [Solution]
0Drive Is Not Accessible Because of an I/O Device Error [Solution]
This problem usually occurs on external media devices which have been added to your setup recently. For example, the error most commonly occurs with external hard drives. The error message appears when trying to access the drive in any way, such as trying to open some of its subfolders.
There are several causes which can be attributed to this specific problem. Sometimes the media storage device can be damaged and that is usually the first thing you should check. If it underwent physical damage, there are no methods you can perform to make it work again.
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What is causing the “The Request could not be performed because of an I/O Device Error” error on Windows 10?
There are several possible causes for the problem but they are generally related to various problems with the external drive or the internal (local disk) drive.
Your hard drive may cause the error – If you are trying to perform a backup, you may run into this problem if there are problems with your main hard drive (internal one). You should then look to run Disk Cleanup or CHKDSK.
The external drive is faulty – If the external drive is really inaccessible, you can try to recover the data still on it and format it in order to resolve the problem.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.