Re: folder content disappear

Its i do make use of backups not dont and i dont know how to edit sorry

"Pissed user" wrote:

> Well i dont make use of backup so im not that screwed but i still have a few
> things that were waiting to be burned that are partially lost. the main
> problem is that im no longer sure since what i had recovered and was planning
> to burn is gone again. I guess that takind a Hd that had already been screwed
> by waindows and hoping that the remaining space was usable normally was a
> really stupid idea. What mesmerize me thought is why it took about 3 rebbots
> were things went perfectly and then things started going wrong. But well that
> must fall in the unpredicatable results that you were referring to.
>
> Now i just want to at least be sure that things wont go wrong again.
>
> I completely formatted one of them and am trying to get back what i had had
> already got back by using getdataback and copying everything i find on my
> just formatted Hd these files are safe right? even if they are completely
> destroyed, they will stay exactly the same even if it take me a few days
> before burning them right? becuase i try to sort things before burning but
> after my second loss im no longer sure of what im doing.
>
> "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
>
> > I can't say why, specifically, that happened. Judging from your original
> > post, it appears that you did things incorrectly, and that can lead to
> > unpredictable results.
> >
> > Whatever, none of that matters now. Have you recovered all your data files?
> > (Or do you have a sufficiently recent backup?)
> > --
> > Ted Zieglar
> > "You can do it if you try."
> >
> > "Pissed user" <Pisseduser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:82B42172-F197-4947-9527-E8F0008A59EC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Yeah that i already learned the hard way.
> > >
> > > What i dont get is why did the stuff that i added after installing SP1
> > thus
> > > supporting big hard drives disappeared. This stuff should mave been ok and
> > it
> > > was until i rebooted. This is the part i dont understand.
> > > "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Let me educate you, my friend: XP 'Gold' is the original version of XP
> > > > before any updates, including service packs. Now what do you think might
> > > > happen if you re-install 'Gold' on a large disk without careful
> > planning?
> > > > --
> > > > Ted Zieglar
> > > > "You can do it if you try."
> > > >
> > > > "Pissed user" <Pisseduser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > news:FBBABE97-00E5-4D84-A263-E39BB5E2FF2C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Sorry but i only know indows XP home and pro never heard of your gold
> > > > thing.
> > > > >
> > > > > SEcond according to this
> > > > >
> > > >
> > http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=928&p_created=1049320914&p_sid=1ZSPvaFh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD03NzAmcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1
> > > > >
> > > > > windows XP does support HD larger then 128 Gb as long as they have SP1
> > > > >
> > > > > Third if it didnt how come the files were perfectly fine and suddenly
> > > > after
> > > > > a reboot they are all gone?
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ted Zieglar" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > "Is there some kind of hidden maintenance program that is screwing
> > up
> > > > > > everything?"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Look in the mirror. XP Gold didn't support large disks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Ted Zieglar
> > > > > > "You can do it if you try."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Pissed user" <Pisseduser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> > message
> > > > > > news:4AB46376-7A67-4B18-83A0-5A565EAED5D9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > > A few days ago i reinstalled windows XP on my computer and chdsk
> > > > corrupted
> > > > > > my
> > > > > > > dives that were over 128 gb.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > So i added SP1 rebooted were it tried to repair my drives a second
> > > > time
> > > > > > > increasing the problem a bit but that was it. So i thought that
> > now
> > > > was
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > time for recovery.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I still had about 100 gb free on one of these 250gb Hd so i left
> > the
> > > > one
> > > > > > > with the important data completely untouched and i started dumping
> > > > > > everything
> > > > > > > i gould get back on these 100 gb left to burn them later.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > During this process, wich lasted a couple of days everything went
> > well
> > > > so
> > > > > > i
> > > > > > > really thought that everything was back in order. But suddenly
> > when i
> > > > > > tried
> > > > > > > to copy paste one folder from my untouched drive to my dump one
> > > > windows
> > > > > > said
> > > > > > > that the drive couldnt be accessed because it was corrupted.
> > Smelling
> > > > > > danger
> > > > > > > i immediately proceeded to install nero and rebooted to burn all
> > the
> > > > > > stuff i
> > > > > > > had saved before an other unforeseen problem arise.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > During the reboot sequence windows said that it wanted to repair
> > my
> > > > drive
> > > > > > > once again. this time i didnt let him of course.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > When i rebooted, my dump drive seemed ok but it wasnt. The folder
> > with
> > > > the
> > > > > > > stuff to burn was there but completely empty while the other
> > folder
> > > > with
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > unchecked stuff couldnt be accessed because it was corrupted.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What i dont get is that i didnt do anything except save and copy
> > > > files,
> > > > > > what
> > > > > > > happened to make stuff that worked perfectly suddenly disappear.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there some kind of hidden maintenance program that is screwing
> > up
> > > > > > > everything? I have used 1 250 gb Hd for over a year now without
> > ever
> > > > > > > encoutering any problem but now nothing work and im pretty
> > desperate.
> > > > > > Should
> > > > > > > i let windows do the repairation?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I scanned the dump drive with get data back and once again i
> > discoved
> > > > that
> > > > > > > many files i could save were just no longer working while others
> > were
> > > > > > > perfectly fine. This time it seem that it the file system that
> > got
> > > > wiped
> > > > > > out
> > > > > > > since i discovered one of the broken file was a part of an other
> > file.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What can i do? will there be others problem that i cant imagine?
> > > > Should i
> > > > > > > stop using HD's over 120 gb?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
> >
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