Red X on folders, files or Hard Drive in Windows 10
According to several reports, a rare error of local disk drive partitions having a red circle with an X in their icons. The cause of this error is still unknown, but this usually means that the file folder, disk, or content is not refreshed, updated, or synchronized. There are several ways to resolve this error. The main thing to note here is that this can happen on local disks, disks mapped on a network as well as files and folders.
Red X on folders, files or hard disk under Windows 10
If you see the red X-shaped icon overlay, follow these suggestions to help you. If this happens for desktop icons, simply refreshing the desktop might help:
- Reinstall your cloud service application
- Disconnect the drive in case of mapped drives
- Update your computer and your BIOS.
- Run CHKDSK.
- Clear the icon cache.
- Disable write protection of the hard disk.
- Analyze with an antivirus.
- If it is only OneDrive?
1) Reinstall your cloud service application
If OneDrive, Dropbox, etc. are installed on your computer, it is possible that this is the cause of the problem.
You must update these programs or, if this does not help, uninstall them and install the latest version again.
2) Disconnect the drive in case of mapped drives
Open the Windows File Explorer.
On the top ribbon, select the down arrow and select Disconnect the network drive.
It will open a new dialog that will list the letters allocated to the mapped partitions.
To select D & #39; AGREEMENT.
And now, all mapped drives will be disconnected.
You can then map it when needed.
3) Update your computer and your BIOS
You must update your copy of Windows 10, and then update the BIOS of your computer.
Restart your computer. This has proven to have corrected this mistake for many.
4) Run CHKDSK
We will use the command line to launch ChkDsk. Run CMD as the administrator and run the following command:
chkdsk: /f /r /x /b
He will either start checking for errors and correct them, or display a message saying:
Chkdsk can not run because the volume is used by another process. Do you want the calendar for this volume to be checked at the next reboot? (WE)
Hit Y for disk scheduling Check the next time the system restarts.
Restart your computer and let the chkdsk run.
See if it helped.
5) Clear the icon cache
To clear the icon cache, open the Windows Task Manager.
Scroll up to Windows Explorer. Right click on the list and select Final task.
Run the Windows command prompt as the administrator.
Run the following commands in the order listed:
cd /d %userprofile%AppDataLocal attrib –h IconCache.db del IconCache.db start explorer
Your cache of icons will now be erased and rebuilt now.
6) Disable write protection of the hard disk
Some people have reported that they should disable write protection. See if that helps you.
7) Scan with an antivirus
Sometimes viruses can damage a file and lead to such errors.
It is advisable to perform a thorough and thorough scan of your computer with the help of the antivirus installed on your computer.
8) Is it only OneDrive?
If this error is only visible on the OneDrive icon and the contents of the OneDrive folder, OneDrive sync might be a problem. This article demonstrates how to resolve this problem and other OneDrive errors.
We hope you have found the easy steps to follow and that you have successfully solved the problem.