Recovery of Error ‘Windows 7 has Detected File System Corruption…’


NTFS is one of the most recommended file systems that are to be used in with Windows 7. NTFS is also known as New Technology File System, it posses entire basic feature of FAT16 and FAT32 along with new and improved features such as larger size of partition, compression and files, improved security. However features like FAT 16 and FAT32 are supported by Windows 7 that are very prone to corruption and thus has the capability to damage overall structure of the your file systems.


This problem generally occurs when the disk consists corrupted file system and then you might reformat your hard disk in order to get back lost file system. Your data has lost due to this reason and in this situation you can get it back with backup and if backup is not available then you will have to use data recovery software to recover the lost data but as soon as you try to attempt system restore or try to backup the drive then you will come across "Windows has detected file system corruption on. You must check the disk for errors before it can be restored" error.


The basic cause of this problem is the file system corruption on drive and problem may also occur due to corruption in Windows system files. In order to resolve error problem you are required to follow some steps they are as follows:


Try executing SFC /SCANNOW command using these steps:


  • Then launch the command prompt with administrator rights
  • Then use SFC (system file checker) integrated component along with Windows Resource Protection that eventually tries to recover lost data by protecting critical system files and registry keys.
  • You can also try CHKDSK/F command in order to repair file system issues. Then you are recommended to run the system Repair by using installation disc
  • If the problem is not resolved then reformat the drive and restore the data from backup.

Get Software         


In this situation you can use Windows7 data recovery software this application performs powerful scanning with algorithm and maintains data integrity. It performs comprehensive recovery along with impressive set of features. This software is read-only application that easily supports Windows 7 and performs safe recovery for NTFS, FAT16, FAT32, VFAT, NTFS5 file system.


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