HDD shows unknown files

[praveenpostpro]

I am using seagate 7200 rpm HDD's internal 3.5 inch. I am using one of the drives for media storage in the software davinci resolve.

 

Each time i use resolve I am getting files as shown below in which ever drive I use and I also got disk redundancy check error once.

 

Not able to delete these files. Kindly help me out,

Edited February 29, 2016 by Godlygamer23
Fixed awkward typo.

[Godlygamer23]

Have you tried to access the folders? What happens when you do?

[praveenpostpro]

Its showing error will post that pic now

[MagnusGrønstad]

seems like you have some corrupt files. maybe you should try a defrag

[praveenpostpro]

1 minute ago, MagnusGrønstad said:

seems like you have some corrupt files. maybe you should try a defrag

 

those files get generated only when i use resolve, ok anyways will try defragmenting and will let you know, thanks.

[Godlygamer23]

3 minutes ago, MagnusGrønstad said:

seems like you have some corrupt files. maybe you should try a defrag

Defrags only move files around. It doesn't fix file corruption.

[MagnusGrønstad]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

Defrags only move files around. It doesn't fix file corruption.

oh well... it has fixed hdd errors for me before. but oh well, still learning the deeper workings of computer parts

 

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, MagnusGrønstad said:

oh well... it has fixed hdd errors for me before. but oh well, still learning the deeper workings of computer parts

What kind of hard drive errors?

[MagnusGrønstad]

1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

What kind of hard drive errors?

false file paths mostly.

[praveenpostpro]

3 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

Defrags only move files around. It doesn't fix file corruption.

so what shall I do now, replace HDD?

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, praveenpostpro said:

so what shall I do now, replace HDD?

No. This is a software issue most likely, not hardware related. There are some programs that can force delete folders if you wanna try that route.

[praveenpostpro]

1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

No. This is a software issue most likely, not hardware related. There are some programs that can force delete folders if you wanna try that route.

 

could you name those softwares

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, praveenpostpro said:

 

could you name those softwares

Give this a shot: https://www.malwarebytes.org/fileassassin/

[praveenpostpro]

 

I am getting the above msg if I delete those files.

[Captain_WD]

On 29.02.2016 г. at 9:12 AM, praveenpostpro said:

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Hey there

What is the drive's brand and model? Such folders and files are often either cache files from certain applications or malware that can be detected by antivirus and antimalware programs and can be cleaned up. If you don't have any important data on the drive or if it's not that hge amount I'd create a full backup and simply format the drive/partition and then restore your data. A drive wipe would delete everything from the drive and remove potential corrupted data.

Post back if you need more info,

Captain_WD.

[praveenpostpro]

On 3/1/2016 at 5:10 PM, Captain_WD said:

 

Hey there

What is the drive's brand and model? Such folders and files are often either cache files from certain applications or malware that can be detected by antivirus and antimalware programs and can be cleaned up. If you don't have any important data on the drive or if it's not that hge amount I'd create a full backup and simply format the drive/partition and then restore your data. A drive wipe would delete everything from the drive and remove potential corrupted data.

Post back if you need more info,

Captain_WD.

 

I will try doing that, Does nt it mean any problem with hardware of drive?, am using seagate ST2000DM001.

[Captain_WD]

3 hours ago, praveenpostpro said:

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Not necessarily. In order to check that you would need to perform a diagnostic test and see if the drive's health is OK or not. The manufacturer should have a tool provided on their website. I'd also get a third-party tool that can give you the raw values of the S.M.A.R.T. status. if you have trouble reading them feel free to post them here.
Corrupted data or unknown malware doesn't necessarily mean a bad drive that needs to be replaced.

Captain_WD.

[praveenpostpro]

21 hours ago, Captain_WD said:

 

Not necessarily. In order to check that you would need to perform a diagnostic test and see if the drive's health is OK or not. The manufacturer should have a tool provided on their website. I'd also get a third-party tool that can give you the raw values of the S.M.A.R.T. status. if you have trouble reading them feel free to post them here.
Corrupted data or unknown malware doesn't necessarily mean a bad drive that needs to be replaced.

Captain_WD.

 

Thank you will post results in a while.

[praveenpostpro]

On 3/10/2016 at 1:40 PM, Captain_WD said:

 

Not necessarily. In order to check that you would need to perform a diagnostic test and see if the drive's health is OK or not. The manufacturer should have a tool provided on their website. I'd also get a third-party tool that can give you the raw values of the S.M.A.R.T. status. if you have trouble reading them feel free to post them here.
Corrupted data or unknown malware doesn't necessarily mean a bad drive that needs to be replaced.

Captain_WD.

 

Kindly see below image and let me know details:)

 

[praveenpostpro]

and this is the error msg I am getting if I try to delete those generated files

[Captain_WD]

On 12.03.2016 г. at 3:38 PM, praveenpostpro said:

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The drive doesn't show any indications for failure or any other critical condition. 

It is rather strange for it to have just 31 hours of usage and so many load/unload cycles and parkings of the head.

 

I'd suggest that this is a software issue cause by a program that creates temp files that are protected from deleting and that this has nothing to do with the actual health of the drive.

 

I'd follow @Godlygamer23 suggestion and see if the third-party tools can find any malware or other errors.

 

Captain_WD.