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Hard Drive error in file sizes (all files show 32Kb) - Any ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 717975" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Not many options to recover. As it is right now you might want to try:</p><p></p><p>Boot to Windows XP and mount the drive. Open up a command prompt</p><p>(cmd.exe) and run chkdsk on the drive. DO NOT at this time use the /F parameter. If chkdsk reports back with a bunch of errors, post the errors here so I can get a look at them.</p><p></p><p>If that drive was originally formatted as FAT-32 it may be possible to recover the file structure using chkdsk /F. If chkdsk reports that the FAT (file allocation table) is damaged it should be able to recover by using the backup FAT. If it's just a matter of cross linked files, (unlikely) that can easily be repaired by chkdsk.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, post back and let us know. If you wish, send me a personal email using the forum option.</p><p></p><p>Regards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 717975, member: 46727"] Not many options to recover. As it is right now you might want to try: Boot to Windows XP and mount the drive. Open up a command prompt (cmd.exe) and run chkdsk on the drive. DO NOT at this time use the /F parameter. If chkdsk reports back with a bunch of errors, post the errors here so I can get a look at them. If that drive was originally formatted as FAT-32 it may be possible to recover the file structure using chkdsk /F. If chkdsk reports that the FAT (file allocation table) is damaged it should be able to recover by using the backup FAT. If it's just a matter of cross linked files, (unlikely) that can easily be repaired by chkdsk. Anyway, post back and let us know. If you wish, send me a personal email using the forum option. Regards. [/QUOTE]
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