Re: Lost file after transfer to new hard disk
From: Crusty \ (B_at_stard\)
Date: 07/17/04
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Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 16:51:10 -0400
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-- Regards: Richard Urban aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) "yuri" <j@j.j> wrote in message news:e$auIYDbEHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > The problem was that i was copying the whole partition (30Gb) and the > importance of data was mixed. But now that u mentioned it, i'll put the > important stuff away from music, video, etc. thanks > > I had a look for partition recovery, but all of show that the disk is > empty. > but I definetly saw (and opened) the copied files before rebooting. A bit > weird... > > >> If you value your data, you never "move" it. You copy the data. Then when >> you are satisfied that the copy was successful, delete it from the old >> location. >> >> To try to save the data you will need a file recovery program. Search in >> Google - there are quite a few. >> >> -- >> Regards: >> >> Richard Urban >> >> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-) >> >> >> "yuri" <j@j.j> wrote in message >> news:%23FnVtwCbEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> >I lost all info on a new drive. >> > >> > Hard disks: >> > Old: 40Gb IBM 60GXP >> > New: 120Gb Samsung SpinPoint >> > >> > That's what happened: >> > Installed the samsung as primary slave, windows boot, detect and > install. >> > (didn't asked to restart, so i didn't) >> > Opened "manage computer", partitionned and formatted the drive. (Got >> > the >> > nice bars displaying the partitions) >> > Select one of the partitions and assigned a drive letter. >> > Then MOVED!!!! (Grrr) my files from the IBM to the samsung. (why move? > cuz >> > if an error occured, i won't have to look for duplicates) >> > It took almost an hour. >> > Shut down windows, removed the IBM and put the samsung as primary > master. >> > Boot, put winXp install cd. >> > At partition select in windows installation, it said "no partitions". >> > Turn off, put back IBM as master, and samsung as slave. >> > Boot to windows, no partitions on samsung >> > what happened????? Y?????? >> > >> > 30Gb of documents, music and video lost (hopefully you guys will help >> > me >> > recover) >> > >> > ------------------------------------------- >> > |2Gb FAT32 | 5Gb NTFS | 100Gb NTFS| >> > ------------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> >> > >
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