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When ExFAT Fails: How I Recovered My Data

The experience of dealing with zero-byte files due to exFAT corruption was both stressful and time-consuming.

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Jun 28, 2024
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One evening, as I prepared to access my extensive digital library, I was met with a shocking discovery: many of my files had turned into zero-byte entities. My carefully curated collection seemed to have vanished overnight. The culprit? A corrupted exFAT file system.

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This article chronicles how I recovered my data when exFAT failed and the steps I took to ensure such a disaster never happens again. Plex users will find this helpful too.

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