File Deletetion help....

merlinxi · Dec 5, 2004, 02:29 PM

By some curse, the partition on my MAIN hard drive got corrupted, in other words I lost all my files. I tried using R-studio to get the files back, all I really need back is my pictures, and my documents from school. Is their anyone who knows of a program better then R-studio, it sees the files I need but they have no hex signature to them (their is nothing in the file, yet it reads it as the file size should.) The partition got corrupted by genius (me), trying to FIXBOOT through the Recovery Console. I did this because the boot record was on another hard drive, yet windows was installed on the main one. Yes i know why this is, but figure I could correcti t without re-installing windows or formattig the drive, yet I screwed myself over. So is their any program out their that can see these files and actually recover them besides R-studio?

Merlin

DarkFoss · Dec 5, 2004, 06:45 PM

Have you considered trying to fix your mbr/salvage your data via Linux? I've read you can do it via live cd's but haven't yet tried. If you have a spare hd you can hook up you'd be able to install linux on it. Make 2 partitions 1 for linux and 1 larger 1 for fat 32 to copy the needed files over 2 then you could reinstall windows and still have your data. I'm new to linux but I am duel booting and can copy files off any of my windows partitions. I use Mandrake 10.1. Perhaps Uberlord or someone's else more knowledgable may read this and have some pointers. Anyways here's a few links, I think the first one will be most useful.

http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize.html

http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/m...no/parted.html

http://www.linux-forensics.com/forensics/pensleuth.html

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 5, 2004, 07:06 PM

see if your directry / files are visable via the reapair (console were you'd use fixboot etc)

do an windows xp repair install ! or use tools like http://www.ntfs.com/products.htm

Dec 5, 2004, 02:29 PM	#1
merlinxi The Paranoid Cook Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 655 Rep Power: 0	File Deletetion help.... By some curse, the partition on my MAIN hard drive got corrupted, in other words I lost all my files. I tried using R-studio to get the files back, all I really need back is my pictures, and my documents from school. Is their anyone who knows of a program better then R-studio, it sees the files I need but they have no hex signature to them (their is nothing in the file, yet it reads it as the file size should.) The partition got corrupted by genius (me), trying to FIXBOOT through the Recovery Console. I did this because the boot record was on another hard drive, yet windows was installed on the main one. Yes i know why this is, but figure I could correcti t without re-installing windows or formattig the drive, yet I screwed myself over. So is their any program out their that can see these files and actually recover them besides R-studio? Merlin __________________ 700 Watt Toughpower Cable Management Power supply -- Asus P55 LE Motherboard -- Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHZ Quad Core -- 6Gb Dominator Ram DD3 8 Latency Timings -- Windows 7 64bit -- Gigabyte GTX470 Superclocked Video Card -- 1.5 TB Hard drive, 1TB hard drive, 250GB Hard drive, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Dec 5, 2004, 06:45 PM	#2
DarkFoss HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Downers Grove IL Posts: 688 Rep Power: 0	Have you considered trying to fix your mbr/salvage your data via Linux? I've read you can do it via live cd's but haven't yet tried. If you have a spare hd you can hook up you'd be able to install linux on it. Make 2 partitions 1 for linux and 1 larger 1 for fat 32 to copy the needed files over 2 then you could reinstall windows and still have your data. I'm new to linux but I am duel booting and can copy files off any of my windows partitions. I use Mandrake 10.1. Perhaps Uberlord or someone's else more knowledgable may read this and have some pointers. Anyways here's a few links, I think the first one will be most useful. http://mlf.linux.rulez.org/mlf/ezaz/ntfsresize.html http://www.gnu.org/software/parted/m...no/parted.html http://www.linux-forensics.com/forensics/pensleuth.html __________________ Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety,deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Ben Franklin, 1755

Dec 5, 2004, 07:06 PM	#3
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	see if your directry / files are visable via the reapair (console were you'd use fixboot etc) do an windows xp repair install ! or use tools like http://www.ntfs.com/products.htm __________________