I/O Device Error

[1UpGamer]

Hello,
I don't know what caused it but lately when i try to do things with large files like compress them in a WinRAR file, it will say that the request could not be completed because of an I/O device error. What does this mean and how do i fix this?
This is not an external harddrive problem.

 

[ngrego]

The drive hosting the files you are trying to compress has the problem.
If this is the external drive you mentioned then you may be mistaken.
Run a disk check on the drive to see if any errors are reported, then try again.
If you are not using a power cable on external drive you should do so.
Try using a different USB cable to connect drive.

 

[1UpGamer]

sorry for the miswording, i meant that im not using an external harddrive

 

[ngrego]

Check the Event Viewer to see if the error is in fact coming from the drive.
Then you should do the checkdisk on the hard drive.

 

[1UpGamer]

I ran check disk but im not sure what im supposed to be looking for

 

[ngrego]

You should be looking for any errors in the report after the check is done.