Windows File Recovery Failed to Create Destination Folder! How to Fix It?

User case: Windows File Recovery failed to create destination folder

Windows File Recovery is a command-line tool on Windows computers. Users can get back lost or removed data on normal, damaged, or formatted storage devices by using it. However, some of them have had problems with Windows File Recovery. For example, like Windows File Recovery there was an error parsing your command during the recovery process, or Windows file recovery not working, as well as Windows File Recovery failed to create the destination folder. 

This article will share you the reasons with solutions to help you effectively fix the problem and successfully recover lost data. If you keep getting problems with Windows File Recovery, try using a different data recovery tool, such as AOMEI FastRecovery. It can fast and effectively restore data from not recognized USB drives, SSDs, hard drives, external hard drives, D drives, and more.

How to fix Windows File recovery fail to create destination folder

There are several possible causes for this mistake. The main reason is that the command wording is wrong. In this part, fixes will be shown, such as, but not limited to, fixing the wording of the commands. Please pick the one that works best for you.

Fix 1. Check the storage and free up space

About Windows File recovery fail to create destination folder, this error may show up if you choose a drive with insufficient free space to store your recovered files. If the drive does not have enough free space, its folder cannot be made, and you will see this message. Please check to see if the target drive is almost full. If so, the system may tell you that you don't have enough space on your hard drive.

You could try getting more room by removing some junk files or something aren't needed. But please be careful when you remove files. Before you delete something from your drive, you should make a copy of it for backup. If you want  to effectively free up space, it is recommended to extend drive space with AOMEI Partition Assistant. It is a powerful disk manager that allows you to move installed programs to another drive, find and remove duplicated/large files, allocate free space from another drive, and so on. Here's an example.

Fix 2. Use another destination to store

There may be a problem with the destination drive if you still get the message "Windows File Recovery failed to create destination folder" after deleting some files and extending drive space. Right now, you might need to save your restored files on a different drive; an external drive is best.

Fix 3. Correct the command syntax

It will be hard for the computer to understand and follow your instructions if you use the wrong syntax. You might see the message "Windows File Recovery there was an error parsing your command" if you wrote the wrong command. To use Windows File Recovery to get back deleted files in Windows 10, you should type the following command:

winfr source-drive: destination-drive: [/mode] [/switches]

If you have used the wrong command, you won't be able to get files recovered successfully. So please check your command syntax. Here are some noteworthy points.

Check if you have missed the colon when referring to a drive letter. For instance, you need to input "C:" but not "C" only. 

Check if you have forgotten the slash and backslash. "\" is used to surround the folder name; please put backslashes at both the front and end of the folder's name; "/" is used to launch a switch or mode. 

Pay attention to the space between the parameters. 

Check if you have quoted the correct folder name. 

If there are spaces in the file/folder name, use a pair of quotes to surround it. For example, you need to input commands like this: winfr D: E: /extensive /n "\Users\\photos and videos\travel pics.jpg"

Use the best alternative of Windows File Recovery for data recovery

If you're still getting errors like "Windows File Recovery failed to create destination folder" and "File Recovery there was an error parsing your command" after trying all the usual solutions, it might be time to explore other methods to recover your lost data. AOMEI FastRecovery is the best alternative to complex recovery commands of Windows File Recovery due to its easy-to-use designs. Backed by 14 years of experience, it offers advanced scanning methods to easily recover deleted files in Windows computers in just few steps.

Step 1. Install and launch AOMEI FastRecovery. Choose the exact partition or disk where your data lost and click Scan.

Step 2. Then, the recovery tool start to scan and search. lt will execute the “Quickly Scan" first for finding your deleted data fast, and then execute the “Deep Scan" for searching other lost data.

Step 3. Once the scan is completed, all deleted files, recycle bins and other missing files will be displayed. Please select the file you would like to recover and then click "Recover".

Step 4. Then, select a folder path to save your recovered files.

Step 5. Wait patiently for this process of recovering ends.

Conclusion

You can use the shared methods to fix “Windows File Recovery failed to create destination folder” error. If you can't recover data from Windows File Recovery, you can also use the best alternative AOMEI FastRecovery. This tool will thoroughly scan your disk for deleted or lost data which makes data recovery easy and quick, with a high success rate.