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Disk Utility only sees 157 gb on my 250 gig external
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 697489" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>The remainder of the drive which can not be seen is probably in RAW format. In other words, no partition, no file system.</p><p></p><p>Have you tried using the Linux partitioning utility to recover the drive? Run the Linux fdisk command from Kubuntu and let me know. It should see the entire drive including the maybe RAW part.</p><p></p><p>If you have a Windows box handy, you may be able to recover the entire drive by using the Windows Disk Manager. The problem though with Disk Manager is that it won't format FAT-32 anything larger than 32 Gb. But it might be able to give you back the entire 250 Gb as unformatted - one partition. </p><p></p><p>I'm sure I could recover your drive with my copy of Partition Magic by hooking it to my Win machine. Know anyone who has Partition Magic and could possibly lend you a hand?</p><p></p><p>Here's another solution but it will cost $$$:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iPartition.php" target="_blank">http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iPartition.php</a></p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 697489, member: 46727"] The remainder of the drive which can not be seen is probably in RAW format. In other words, no partition, no file system. Have you tried using the Linux partitioning utility to recover the drive? Run the Linux fdisk command from Kubuntu and let me know. It should see the entire drive including the maybe RAW part. If you have a Windows box handy, you may be able to recover the entire drive by using the Windows Disk Manager. The problem though with Disk Manager is that it won't format FAT-32 anything larger than 32 Gb. But it might be able to give you back the entire 250 Gb as unformatted - one partition. I'm sure I could recover your drive with my copy of Partition Magic by hooking it to my Win machine. Know anyone who has Partition Magic and could possibly lend you a hand? Here's another solution but it will cost $$$: [url]http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iPartition.php[/url] Regards. [/QUOTE]
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