Re: NTFS Partition?
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 08:57:03 -0700
DarkestFire wrote:
I currently have 2 hard drives. 60gb NTFS Windows XP SP2, 250GB 4
partitions FAT 32. I have corruption on the second hard drive, files
cannot be read. These files are mainly pictures, video clips, music
files and html documents. Some people at work think I have a FAT
corruption and have suggested switching partitions to NTFS as it might
recover the files? Is this a plausible solution? Is there something I
can do short of formatting and wiping everything?
I don't think trying to convert to a different file system on a drive
where you want to get the data is a good idea. I'm assuming that your
second hard drive has the data you want to save.
Try booting with Knoppix to retrieve the data. After you've got your
data safe, you can try running Chkdsk on the questionable drive.
How to use Chkdsk - http://tinyurl.com/2obcd
If Chkdsk doesn't do the job, I'd run a drive diagnostic on the slave
with a utility downloaded from the drive mftr. If the drive shows any
physical errors, replace it. If the drive is sound and Chkdsk doesn't
help, you can now format it and restore your data from backup.
Here's how to use Knoppix to retrieve Windows data:
Knoppix is a Linux distro on a live cd. You will need a computer with
two cd drives, one of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR a usb thumb drive with
enough capacity to hold your data. To get Knoppix, you need a computer
with a fast Internet connection and third-party burning software.
Download the Knoppix .iso from www.knoppix.net and create your bootable
cd. Then boot with it and it will be able to see the Windows files. If
you are using the usb thumb drive, right-click on its icon (on the
Desktop) to get its properties and uncheck the box that says "Read
Only". Then click on it to open it. Note that the default mouse action
in the window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single click to open
instead of the traditional MS Windows' double-click. Otherwise, use the
K3b burning program to burn the files to cd/dvd-r's.
HTH,
Malke
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