How to Fix “The Parameter is Incorrect” Error on External Hard Drive in Windows 10/8/7?

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This video will introduce 3 practical methods on how to fix “The Parameter is Incorrect” error on external hard drive in Windows 10/8/7.
Timestamps:
Method 1: Run CHKDSK to fix “the parameter is incorrect” in Windows 10 2:52s
Method 2: Use SFC to fix “the parameter is incorrect” error 3:55s
Method 3: Formatting the inaccessible drive as the last option 4:28s
Optional: How to recover data from external hard drive 5:47s

“The parameter is incorrect” error is not so rare when it comes to external drives. There are some possible causes that might to “the parameter is incorrect” error, such as virus damage, Improper Ejection, Power Surge, Faulty USB Port, etc. If the parameter is incorrect error comes, you will be unable to transfer, copy or save the files to the external hard drive, but the disk can be accessed, or the drive is not accessible due to the parameter is incorrect error.
So, how can we do to fix this error? Here are 3 workable methods we can try.

Method 1: Run CHKDSK to fix “the parameter is incorrect” in Windows 10

Step 1: Make sure to connect your external hard drive with the computer.
Step 2: Open the command prompt in your PC.
To do this on your Windows 7, press the Start button. Key in “cmd” in the search box and press the Enter key. From the list of programs, click on “cmd.exe”
To do this on your Windows 8 or 10, just press the key combinations of Windows and X. Now, select “Command Prompt (Admin)” from the menu.
Step 3: When the command prompt window gets opened, type “chkdsk F: /f /r. here, F is the drive letter. You can change it to your drive letter. Press “Enter” now.

Method 2: Use SFC to fix “the parameter is incorrect” error

SFC stands for System File Checker which can assist you scanning your system as well as fix the files that went corrupted. The steps are:
Step 1: Simply open the command prompt window in the first place.
Step 2: Type “sfc /scannow and press the “Enter” button. This will operate the SFC scan.
Step 3: When the process is over, you got to reboot your PC. Now see if you can access your hard drive.

Method 3: Formatting the inaccessible drive as the last option

If you still can see “The parameter is incorrect” in Windows 10 problem, we suggest you to format the drive that is inaccessible. This comes as the last resort if unfortunately everything fails to work.
Step 1: Plugging in your external drive to the PC.
Step 2: Go to the “This PC”/”My Computer” icon and right click on it.
Step 3: Click on “Manage” followed by “Disk Management”.
Step 4: Choose the drive that is inaccessible and right-click on it. Choose “Format” from the menu and hit “OK”.
Step 5: You have to mention the volume label and file system. Check the “Perform a quick format” option and click “OK” button.
Step 6: The formatting will begin now, and you need to wait for its completion. Once it is completed, restart the PC.

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