You can then successfully move the files to any of your computer’s internal drives and eliminate the “Can’t read from source file or disk” error.

If you are seeing Can’t read from the source file or disk while copying in Windows 11/10, we have a few solutions using which you can fix it.

Learn how to delete Windows Update Delivery Optimization Files & reclaim lost disk space on Windows 11/10 PC using Disk Cleanup.

Linux users can try the Shred command, which overwrites files in a similar fashion. On a Mac, the Erase command included with the Disk Utility application securely erases drive contents.