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USB New folder Weird Characters HELP!

  • billion57     16th Aug 2012 Member 0 Permalink

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    Okay, so I downloaded Blender (physics/animation creator software) to my USB, and immediately deleted it, because it would not run (I downloaded 32 bit instead of 64 bit). So, after I deleted it, there was a New Folder. I opened it, and it contained weird symbols (arrows, accented letters, etc.) I tried to delete them, but they could not be deleted. They could not be renamed either.

    The bad part is this: Whenever I try to open a folder with a program in it, it says the file is corrupted or unreadable. Remember this is all on my USB. HELP!!!

  • grandmaster     16th Aug 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    @billion57 (View Post)

    format the usb?

  • Simon     16th Aug 2012 Administrator 2 Permalink
    This can happen if the filesystem on the USB drive gets damaged. It can also happed with some "fake" USB drives that actually have a smaller storage than they claim.
  • boxmein     16th Aug 2012 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    @billion57 (View Post)
    Best bet is to re-format the USB drive. Select FAT32 as the system.
  • billion57     16th Aug 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    @Simon (View Post)

     No, it's not fake...

     

    @boxmein (View Post)

    Reformat?! I don't want to lose all my data... Can I store it on my computer's hard drive before reformatting?

    FAT32 is already the system.

  • grandmaster     16th Aug 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    @billion57 (View Post)

    yeah you can store it on yuor pc hdd

  • billion57     16th Aug 2012 Member 0 Permalink

    Never mind, it fixed itself! Yay!

  • bigbenarmy     20th Aug 2012 Banned 0 Permalink
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