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Definition: general failure reading drive x


A drive error message. The full message is:
    General failure reading drive X
    Abort, Retry, Fail?

In the days of floppy disks, this error typically meant that an unformatted floppy was being used. For hard drives, it means that a sector is damaged or the file system has been corrupted.