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Does resizing partition actually erase it, unlike what Disk Utility explicitly says?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1372309" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>First and foremost: Whenever you do anything to a hard drive that may endanger its data, a backup should be made. Sorry to mention it but it's worth repeating so others can learn from this.</p><p></p><p>The partition wasn't erased, it was your data that has been put in "la la" land because it's no longer associated with the partition. The reason being is you resized it and therefore changed the partition table.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You're correct. The partition map has changed but your data still exists but it can't be retrieved because it's no longer associated with the partition.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Recovery software is not inexpensive, however, if your data is important then it will be worth the cost to you. Having said that, I recommend <a href="http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php" target="_blank">Data Rescue 3</a> from Prosoft. You might wish to download their trial version first before paying for the full version.</p><p></p><p>Let us know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1372309, member: 46727"] First and foremost: Whenever you do anything to a hard drive that may endanger its data, a backup should be made. Sorry to mention it but it's worth repeating so others can learn from this. The partition wasn't erased, it was your data that has been put in "la la" land because it's no longer associated with the partition. The reason being is you resized it and therefore changed the partition table. You're correct. The partition map has changed but your data still exists but it can't be retrieved because it's no longer associated with the partition. Recovery software is not inexpensive, however, if your data is important then it will be worth the cost to you. Having said that, I recommend [URL="http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_rescue.php"]Data Rescue 3[/URL] from Prosoft. You might wish to download their trial version first before paying for the full version. Let us know. [/QUOTE]
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