How to Remove a Virus Using Cmd
Part 1 of 2:
Making sure the data can be recovered
- Open the drive that contains the virus.
- Press Ctrl+A to select all.
- Hit Alt+Enter to view properties.
- Note the total space consumed by the data of the drive.
- Compare it to the used space of the drive. If the used space exceeds the total size of the data, then it is possible to recover the lost data.
- In other words, if the drive is showing more space consumed than the actual data inside the drive, then your lost data can be recovered.
Part 2 of 2:
Removing virus and recovering data through cmd
- Press Ctrl+R at the desktop.
- Type cmd and hit Enter.
- Type the command: attrib -a -r -h -s /s /d x:*.*
- Replace x with the drive letter and hit Enter.
- The drive will now contain a folder without any name. This folder contains your lost data.
- Delete any unnecessary files that you see such as autorun.inf, recycle.bin etc.
- Backup your data and format the drive, if possible.
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