Frequently Asked Questions Cannot read from source file or disk:

1. Sometimes, an error of "Cannot read from source file or disk" occurs while moving, copying, or deleting a file. This problem may be caused by many different reasons. One common reason for a healthy disk is because the path or file name of the specified file is too long. Possible methods are

   1. Using the Robocopy.exe from microsoft.com, a robust file copy program for windows, to copy or move the unreadable file.

      Source: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc733145.aspx       last updated 25Jan2015

      

      For example, to move and rename the unreadable file from temp1 to temp2 with the short 8.3 file name and to delete the directory temp1 with the unreadable file after move.

      

   2. Using the command interpreter cmd.exe to execute dos command, like chkdsk /f. 

       

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