How to Resolve “Cannot Open Volume for Direct Access” Error Message in Windows 10

If you find the error message “Cannot open direct access drive” on your SD card or other storage devices, this article is for you. In this piece, you will learn more about this error, its causes, and effective solutions to fix it. Before we get to the details, we first want to know more about the error.

What causes the “Disk cannot be opened for direct access” message?

  • The disk is corrupt.
  • The disk has bad traces.
  • The hard disk’s file system is corrupt.
  • The hard disk has a physical error or is damaged.
  • The drive is blocked by a third-party application or service.

How can I solve the “Disk cannot be opened for direct access” problem?


Format the corrupted drive read more

How to Troubleshoot “A device that does not exist was specified” in Windows 10

When an external device is connected to the system, you can see it in the File Explorer window. You can access the device simply by double-clicking on it. However, sometimes it turns out that the device is not available, even if it is recognized, and an error appears.

What causes the error message “A non-existent device was specified” in Windows 10?

There are several reasons for this error. Users who have encountered this problem claim that even a Windows update can cause the error. Basically, if your hard drive has been used for a very long time or it is old, then the resulting hard drive error is a common occurrence. read more

How to Resolve “A device which does not exist was specified” Error Message on Windows 10

If you try to open a disk in File Explorer or open Disk Manager on a Windows 11/10 device to initialize the disk, but get an error message “Specified non-existent device”, this article will help you.

If you encounter this problem, you will get the following full error message;

The driver is unavailable.
A non-existent device is specified.

Affected PC users may also find that the problematic drive appears as unknown in Device Manager, but still works correctly when you click on the properties. read more

How to Repair “Please Insert the Last Disk of the Multi-Volume Set” in Windows 10

Some users report that every time they try to open a Windows Explorer window, they are bothered by the error message “Please insert the last volume of the multivolume set and click OK to continue”. This problem is not limited to Windows 10, it is also frequently reported in Windows 8 and Windows 7.

Affected users report that the error appears only briefly after clicking OK. After examining the problem, it is clear that the error message indicates a corrupt .zip folder in the root folder of one of the currently active drives on your computer. read more

How to Resolve the “Windows Could Not Format” SD Card Error Message

Normally, you can format an SD card on a Windows computer without any problems. But sometimes you may encounter a situation where you cannot format the SD card due to various unknown reasons.

In this article, I will describe the reasons that lead to this problem and the solutions that will help you solve all kinds of problems with unformatted SD cards.

What is the cause of the “Windows failed to format” SD card message?

System file error on your SD card: It’s likely that your SD card is corrupted for another reason. The reason may be a system file error. And you already know that Windows refuses to work with a corrupt SD card. read more