5 Ways to Fix The File Cannot be Accessed by the System | Error 0x80070780

All the Windows based systems store files on the drive. For any reasons these files may not be able to get accessed, displaying the error message,

'' Error 0x80070780 : The file cannot be accessed by the system. ''

There are many instances where this error might pop up. Not just when you are trying to access files. Whatever it is, this error could prevent users from copying, deleting or editing files. However, similar to other errors, this too can be fixed with several methods. 

In this article, I will be discussing about fixing This installation package is not supported by this processor type. You can try applying these methods to eradicate this error. However, you should be aware that during this process you could actually lose data. 

Let's get started,

1. Run CHKDSK

The hard disk drive which your computer uses can be filled with bad sectors causing this error. For fixing this, you need to eliminate all of these bad sectors. For this purpose, you can run CHKDSK on the specific drive where the bad sectors are located.

To run CHKDSK,

1. Click on search box and type '' cmd '' .
2. Right click on cmd.exe and choose run as administrator.
3. Now in the command prompt box type CHKDSK x : / f / r and Press Enter (x stands for the respective drive)

2. Run SFC Scan

Another reason why The file cannot be accessed by the system occurs is the file corruption. System File Checker (SFC) program can be used to scan corrupted files. Many users have reported fixing this error completely by using SFC scan. In face, it replaces the files whenever needed.

To run SFC Scan,

1. Click on search box and type '' cmd '' .
2. Right click on cmd.exe and choose run as administrator.
3. Type the command SFC/Scannow and Press Enter.

Once the process is over restart the computer.

3. Disable Anti Virus

Some Anti Virus programs are known to prevent file access. Most often this happens when your Anti Virus program misjudges a specific file for a threat. The result of this is the file totally becomes inaccessible. Hence, in this situation the error could be easily rectified by disabling Anti Virus.

4. Check Background Apps

In some instances, the apps running on the background may constantly interfere with the files causing this error. Thus, the files can no longer be accessed. The solution for this will be a clean boot. This prevent loading of unnecessary apps in the background during the boot process.

5. Format Disk

If all of the above methods fail, the last resort will be to format the drive. This method is very efficient compared to a regular disk cleanup. However, you should be aware that formatting the drive will delete all of the existing files. Therefore, always keep a backup of important files.