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Cannot retrieve HDD data after system reboot....
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Kr00C
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15. January 2008 @ 02:07 |
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I downgraded my system from Vista to XP Pro. I have one 80gb HD and one 400gb HD. i cannot retrieve any data from my 400gb, i have 244gb of media in there.
I go to my computer, click the 400gb drive, n it tells me that its not formatted and asks me if i want to format it...but if i format it I will lose all my data.
I also went to disk management and in the 400gb hd it shows 128gb and 244 gb seperate....
is there a way i can get my data back? I don't want to lose anything
Will it work if i upgrade back to windows vista?
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15. January 2008 @ 06:03 |
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Im not sure, but does Vista use a different file system to XP pro? If thats the case, XP probably doesnt recognise the way it was formatted in the first place. Just a guess..
PC Specs:
E6750 C2D @ 2.66GHZ 1333FSB
1GB Corsair Value Ram 667MHZ/Transcend 2GB 800MHZ
EAH4650 512 Onboard
2x 250G Seagate SATA
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Kr00C
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15. January 2008 @ 16:30 |
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u mean NTFS? XP and Vista run NTFS
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15. January 2008 @ 17:40 |
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No, vista uses a new system, like NTFS but different. Only XP (and possibly 2000, not sure) use NTFS. Vista needs a modified file system to use its "quicksearch" feature.
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Kr00C
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16. January 2008 @ 20:47 |
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i reinstalled vista and still cant get into the hdd, help!!
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17. January 2008 @ 05:29 |
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Where did you install vista, might I ask?
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Kr00C
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17. January 2008 @ 19:30 |
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u mean which drive? (C:) - 80 gb drive; the 400gb is my second hdd
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17. January 2008 @ 19:56 |
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Hmm, the drive should be readable then - what does it show in your disk management?
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Kr00C
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18. January 2008 @ 23:07 |
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That's what my disk management says....
Before I assigned a letter to (Z:), it was unallocated.....
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 18. January 2008 @ 23:09
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19. January 2008 @ 05:12 |
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Hmm, so 128GB was allocated and the rest forgotten? Well, if it works now then no point complaining, but that is odd - never seen that one before.
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jony218
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19. January 2008 @ 10:32 |
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try and see if the free program "testdisk" can help you. It sounds like you might have a corrupt boot sector. All the information is still on the hard drive you just have to rebuild the boot sector (which is causing the hard drive to show raw).
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
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19. January 2008 @ 14:04 |
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It's probably because it's a RAW partition, it's not formatted as NTFS.
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Kr00C
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29. January 2008 @ 00:55 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
It's probably because it's a RAW partition, it's not formatted as NTFS.
how do i change it to NTFS w/o losing my data?
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Kr00C
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6. February 2008 @ 01:57 |
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heeeelellllppppp............
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