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eschwartz · 05-06-2015, 03:25 PM

This is a classic problem with Windows, any version. It will occasionally get it into its head that your drive *might* have problems, and mark it with the hidden dirty bit. The only way to fix it is to reformat your drive -- I've never had any luck clearing it by scanning.

You can also clear the dirty bit by editing the raw drive with a hex editor. Needless to say, this is involved and risky. Here be dragons.

I have been ignoring this problem on all of my removable drives/ereaders/etc, for years now -- because I can't be bothered to copy all my files and reformat my drives just for a Windows-specific idiocy.

05-06-2015, 03:25 PM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	This is a classic problem with Windows, any version. It will occasionally get it into its head that your drive might have problems, and mark it with the hidden dirty bit. The only way to fix it is to reformat your drive -- I've never had any luck clearing it by scanning. You can also clear the dirty bit by editing the raw drive with a hex editor. Needless to say, this is involved and risky. Here be dragons. I have been ignoring this problem on all of my removable drives/ereaders/etc, for years now -- because I can't be bothered to copy all my files and reformat my drives just for a Windows-specific idiocy. Last edited by eschwartz; 05-06-2015 at 03:28 PM.