Re: Orphaned Files from chkdsk NOW are missing
From: JC Chase (Chase_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/16/04
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 22:57:02 -0700
no cloning was done. I simply copy and pasted the files from the 40 to the 160 gig HD so I would be able to format the 40 and do a fresh install of Windows XP.
"WinGuy" wrote:
> :(
>
> What exact method did you use to clone the old 40G HDD to the new 160G HDD?
> You needed to use the Maxtor utility (the CD that came with the new 160G
> drive or a floppy created using that CD or the utility downloaded from their
> website, or a similar utility that came or is available for the 40G HDD. You
> can not use any Windows copy functions to clone a HDD, because the HDD
> sectors must be recalculated during the clone process, and if you did that
> then you are now probably out of luck unless you had a separate backup such
> as is possible to make using Symantec Ghost. The Maxtor HDD Copy (clone)
> utility, and Ghost, verifies that the clone occurred properly (else they
> report otherwise). If this is your problem then you probably must do a fresh
> and clean install of Windows, and then copy any salvagable user (Not
> Windows) created files to the new installation; you'd have to reinstall
> software too, do all updates, etc. as you'd have a brand new system at that
> point.
>
> "JC Chase" <JC Chase@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5818B077-E66F-4C63-A916-9CF5A1620376@microsoft.com...
> > ok so here it is in a nutshell....
> >
> > I have a Maxtor 160 gig HD (just bought) set to NTFS as well as security
> settings set to admin, myself and system. I transfered my files from 40 gig
> HD also set to NTFS, then I formatted my system, On final restart windows XP
> ran chkdsk, I let it happen (my first mistake) chkdsk reported orphaned
> files on my 160 gig HD as well as a bunch of other info I didn't recocnized.
> when it was completed (1 hr later) about 35% of my files were gone, missing,
> hidden not sure which. The file structure is the same just my files are
> gone.... I have tried data recovery software using the 40 gig HD for
> restoring as well as install (this is my Main HD) but the files that were
> missing did not show up at all. Windows XP from that point on was acting
> funny (and I do not mean ha ha ha) it shut down on it's own, reported
> corrupt folders, so I formatted it again (my second Mistake). SO in the end
> I have a 160 gig HD with about 85 gig of files (the same size before all
> this happened) and yet I have about 50 gig I can access. If you have any
> suggestion/Questions ect. I would gladly buy you a coffee (tim Hortons
> only). SO much for the nutshell
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Chase
>
>
>
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