NTFS Partition after is RAW

xProg · Aug 20, 2010, 08:31 PM

Hi,

I need help. The 2nd NTFS partition from my 160 gb hdd turned after night into RAW. When I want to enter that partition, computer is asking me to format. That partition is my sister's partition, it has 60 gb and it was full, there wasn't free even 1 mb. My sister has very important information there and I don't want to lose that information...But the other 2 partitions from this hdd are working without a problem...The hdd is uot of warranty.
I was thinking about a quick format of this partition and after that use a software like GetDataBack for NTFS to recover lost information...

Please help me !

Edit: I missed a word in the title, it must be "NTFS Partition after night is RAW"

jandarsun8 · Aug 20, 2010, 09:20 PM

Windows sees it so you should be able to run the data recovery tool right from there as it is before you format it. Active Undelete or EZRecovery are two other programs out there that you might be able to run on it as well.

xProg · Aug 21, 2010, 12:37 AM

I found that the files weren't deleted...scanned the partition with EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard and found more than 90% of my sister's files...now I need 60 gb free....I need a 3rd hdd..damn..

charm_quark · Aug 21, 2010, 04:43 PM

well the question lies what exactly happened!

xProg · Aug 21, 2010, 08:47 PM

charm_quark, sorry, I didn't understand what you posted..

Tyrsonswood · Aug 21, 2010, 09:07 PM

He's wondering what happened to cause the problem.

xProg · Aug 22, 2010, 02:45 AM

oh,
well, I don't know...that's strange..the partition turned after the night into RAW...I believe that my hdd's is dieing...got the files back and I must do a full backup...

xProg · Aug 27, 2010, 03:37 PM

just an update:
my 160 gb hdd is damaged now. I lost all my information on it. The hdd is not recognized by the computer. I tried to turn on the computer with my older mobo but the hdd is not detected too. I bought a SATA2 drive with 500 gb to replace the old IDE drive. I want it to not happen again.

Jac · Aug 27, 2010, 04:06 PM

I had a problem on Sunday.

I turned my PC on in the morning and was browsing the net when I had a total system hang. Couldn't get the task manager open, had to turn the PC off at the wall.

When I re-booted i got the dreaded bootmgr is missing message. I have two disks in my system. I spent all day trying to install an operating system back onto my primary drive. The BIOS would not recognise the disk, used FIXMBR, FIXBOOT, BOOTCFG /rebuild. Nothing worked.

Resorted to trying to install onto my secondary disk with same problem. When it got to late evening I gave up. By now I had two empty drives.

Next day I tried installing to an old drive that I know is junked using smaller and smaller partitions to just get an OS working. No luck, was about to call it a day and buy another drive when I tried the FIXMBR, FIXBOOT again on my primary - it worked!!!!!

Spent the rest of the day re-installing all my apps and attempting to recover files from the drives using recovery software.

My USB stick that was plugged into the PC now won't format. All very strange, if I had to guess I would say some kind of bootsector virus.

xProg · Aug 27, 2010, 05:23 PM

I think it was a virus too. It's impossible that the computer, one by itself changed the file system of my hdd, this thing is done by a virus, I'm 99.9% sure.

Jac · Aug 27, 2010, 08:01 PM

Do you often plug a phone or USB device into your PC? Having just read the thread in the news section about viruses being carried through USB devices. My USB stick is dead and my smartphone was acting strange the day after too - I ended up performing a software reset on it!

xProg · Aug 27, 2010, 10:25 PM

I plug a phone or an old mp3 player in my computer one time in a month and I had no problems with the mp3 player and the phone.

Aug 20, 2010, 08:31 PM	#1
xProg Beatmaker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Moldova, Chisinau Posts: 301 Rep Power: 31 System Specs	NTFS Partition after night is RAW Hi, I need help. The 2nd NTFS partition from my 160 gb hdd turned after night into RAW. When I want to enter that partition, computer is asking me to format. That partition is my sister's partition, it has 60 gb and it was full, there wasn't free even 1 mb. My sister has very important information there and I don't want to lose that information...But the other 2 partitions from this hdd are working without a problem...The hdd is uot of warranty. I was thinking about a quick format of this partition and after that use a software like GetDataBack for NTFS to recover lost information... Please help me ! Edit: I missed a word in the title, it must be "NTFS Partition after night is RAW" Attached Thumbnails __________________ ¿ pɐǝɥ pǝuǝʞɹɐǝɥ ɥʇıʍ pɹıq ɐ ǝʞıl ƃuıʞool noʎ ǝɹɐ ʇɐɥM Last edited by xProg; Aug 22, 2010 at 02:48 AM.

Aug 20, 2010, 09:20 PM	#2
jandarsun8 HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MN, US Posts: 323 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: NTFS Partition after is RAW Windows sees it so you should be able to run the data recovery tool right from there as it is before you format it. Active Undelete or EZRecovery are two other programs out there that you might be able to run on it as well. __________________

Aug 21, 2010, 12:37 AM	Thread Starter #3
xProg Beatmaker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Moldova, Chisinau Posts: 301 Rep Power: 31 System Specs	Re: NTFS Partition after is RAW I found that the files weren't deleted...scanned the partition with EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard and found more than 90% of my sister's files...now I need 60 gb free....I need a 3rd hdd..damn.. __________________ ¿ pɐǝɥ pǝuǝʞɹɐǝɥ ɥʇıʍ pɹıq ɐ ǝʞıl ƃuıʞool noʎ ǝɹɐ ʇɐɥM

Aug 21, 2010, 04:43 PM	#4
charm_quark incognito Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BoTsWaNa Posts: 2,437 Rep Power: 140	Re: NTFS Partition after is RAW well the question lies what exactly happened! __________________ Three quarks for Muster Mark! Sure he has not got much of a bark And sure any he has it's all beside the mark. —James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

Aug 21, 2010, 08:47 PM	Thread Starter #5
xProg Beatmaker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Moldova, Chisinau Posts: 301 Rep Power: 31 System Specs	Re: NTFS Partition after is RAW charm_quark, sorry, I didn't understand what you posted.. __________________ ¿ pɐǝɥ pǝuǝʞɹɐǝɥ ɥʇıʍ pɹıq ɐ ǝʞıl ƃuıʞool noʎ ǝɹɐ ʇɐɥM

Aug 22, 2010, 02:45 AM	Thread Starter #7
xProg Beatmaker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Moldova, Chisinau Posts: 301 Rep Power: 31 System Specs	Re: NTFS Partition after night is RAW oh, well, I don't know...that's strange..the partition turned after the night into RAW...I believe that my hdd's is dieing...got the files back and I must do a full backup... __________________ ¿ pɐǝɥ pǝuǝʞɹɐǝɥ ɥʇıʍ pɹıq ɐ ǝʞıl ƃuıʞool noʎ ǝɹɐ ʇɐɥM

Aug 27, 2010, 03:37 PM	Thread Starter #8
xProg Beatmaker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Moldova, Chisinau Posts: 301 Rep Power: 31 System Specs	Re: NTFS Partition after is RAW just an update: my 160 gb hdd is damaged now. I lost all my information on it. The hdd is not recognized by the computer. I tried to turn on the computer with my older mobo but the hdd is not detected too. I bought a SATA2 drive with 500 gb to replace the old IDE drive. I want it to not happen again. __________________ ¿ pɐǝɥ pǝuǝʞɹɐǝɥ ɥʇıʍ pɹıq ɐ ǝʞıl ƃuıʞool noʎ ǝɹɐ ʇɐɥM

Aug 27, 2010, 04:06 PM	#9
Jac HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Posts: 769 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: NTFS Partition after is RAW I had a problem on Sunday. I turned my PC on in the morning and was browsing the net when I had a total system hang. Couldn't get the task manager open, had to turn the PC off at the wall. When I re-booted i got the dreaded bootmgr is missing message. I have two disks in my system. I spent all day trying to install an operating system back onto my primary drive. The BIOS would not recognise the disk, used FIXMBR, FIXBOOT, BOOTCFG /rebuild. Nothing worked. Resorted to trying to install onto my secondary disk with same problem. When it got to late evening I gave up. By now I had two empty drives. Next day I tried installing to an old drive that I know is junked using smaller and smaller partitions to just get an OS working. No luck, was about to call it a day and buy another drive when I tried the FIXMBR, FIXBOOT again on my primary - it worked!!!!! Spent the rest of the day re-installing all my apps and attempting to recover files from the drives using recovery software. My USB stick that was plugged into the PC now won't format. All very strange, if I had to guess I would say some kind of bootsector virus.

Aug 27, 2010, 05:23 PM	Thread Starter #10
xProg Beatmaker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Moldova, Chisinau Posts: 301 Rep Power: 31 System Specs	Re: NTFS Partition after is RAW I think it was a virus too. It's impossible that the computer, one by itself changed the file system of my hdd, this thing is done by a virus, I'm 99.9% sure. __________________ ¿ pɐǝɥ pǝuǝʞɹɐǝɥ ɥʇıʍ pɹıq ɐ ǝʞıl ƃuıʞool noʎ ǝɹɐ ʇɐɥM

Aug 27, 2010, 08:01 PM	#11
Jac HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: England Posts: 769 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: NTFS Partition after is RAW Do you often plug a phone or USB device into your PC? Having just read the thread in the news section about viruses being carried through USB devices. My USB stick is dead and my smartphone was acting strange the day after too - I ended up performing a software reset on it!

Aug 27, 2010, 10:25 PM	Thread Starter #12
xProg Beatmaker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Moldova, Chisinau Posts: 301 Rep Power: 31 System Specs	Re: NTFS Partition after is RAW I plug a phone or an old mp3 player in my computer one time in a month and I had no problems with the mp3 player and the phone. __________________ ¿ pɐǝɥ pǝuǝʞɹɐǝɥ ɥʇıʍ pɹıq ɐ ǝʞıl ƃuıʞool noʎ ǝɹɐ ʇɐɥM