Use the Check Disk Utility
If the above method didn’t solve your issue then the issue might be on your external drive’s end. To fix the corrupted external drive we can use the Window’s built-in utility called Check Disk which scans your drive for errors and fix them directly. Follow the below steps to use the check disk utility.
Step 1: Search for cmd at the start and open the command prompt.
Step 2: Type the following command in the command prompt and press enter.
chkdsk D:
Note: Replace the letter D with your external drive’s letter. In your case it can be E/F or anything else. Do check that before executing the command.
Step 3: Wait for a little bit till the scan is completed and the drive will be fixed if it has any errors.
Step 4: Restart your computer once the scan is completed.
Fix: The Request Could Not be Performed Because of an I/O Device Error
Are you facing an I/O Device Error and frustrated? Then you are at the right place, In this article, we will solve the I/O device Error and will discover the various causes of this error and various methods to fix this error.
Before going in-depth into the methods to fix this error let us understand a little bit about this error and what are the causes that lead to this error in our systems.
Table of Content
- Method 1: Update the Device Drivers
- Method 2: Use the Check Disk Utility
- Method 3: Use the Diskpart Utility.
- Method 4: Change the File system of your External Device
- Method 5: Change Data Transfer Mode of your IDE Controllers.
- Method 6: Perform Clean Boot on your Windows.
- Method 7: Change the External Drive’s Letter.
- Method 8: Check for Malware or Viruses
- Method 9: Check Hardware Connections