dick1111
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missing partitions
Fdisk fiist says 'no logical drives are defined"
(which is my problem - I cant find drives d; e; f;.)
But when I try to remake them, I i get the response that' all available space IS ASSIGNED TO LOGICAL DRIVES" and therefore I CAN'T remake them.
it seem that the fdsk settings are screwed up.
Remember that the logical drives did exist before and just disapeared.
Please help.
I don't think any utility program can help this problem.
DICK
(which is my problem - I cant find drives d; e; f;.)
But when I try to remake them, I i get the response that' all available space IS ASSIGNED TO LOGICAL DRIVES" and therefore I CAN'T remake them.
it seem that the fdsk settings are screwed up.
Remember that the logical drives did exist before and just disapeared.
Please help.
I don't think any utility program can help this problem.
DICK
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Thanks Petelong
Note, I did not lose data but the extended /logical drives.
Need to reset it to
c: is 10gig the extended was d: 9gig e: 9gig f: was remainder on th 40gig
Western Digital drive.
If i can reinstate logical drives and I am back in business.
Dick
Note, I did not lose data but the extended /logical drives.
Need to reset it to
c: is 10gig the extended was d: 9gig e: 9gig f: was remainder on th 40gig
Western Digital drive.
If i can reinstate logical drives and I am back in business.
Dick
OK if you read through the tuorials from the link i gave you on my site, setting up partitions is all explained with screenshots, let me know haw you get on :0)
Pete
Pete
If you want to delete troubling partitions and start with a blank disk, take a look at killdisk => http://www.killdisk.com the free version will do great. Afterwards you can create the partitions the way you want them to be using Fdisk.
LucF
LucF
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hi LucF
No I dont want to redo the partitions, I want to recover them and the data i cant now access.
Dick
No I dont want to redo the partitions, I want to recover them and the data i cant now access.
Dick
Then you should really look at the list PeteLong posted, recover your data, repartition and then place the data back. It's really the easiest way.
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LucF
I am contacting all those suggested.
only on has responded.
Again, I need to reestablish the partitions. And most companies i contacted have said it cant be done. therefore data lost.
Dick
I am contacting all those suggested.
only on has responded.
Again, I need to reestablish the partitions. And most companies i contacted have said it cant be done. therefore data lost.
Dick
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LucF
I am contacting all those suggested.
only one has responded.
Again, I need to reestablish the partitions. And most companies i contacted have said it cant be done. therefore data lost.
Dick
I am contacting all those suggested.
only one has responded.
Again, I need to reestablish the partitions. And most companies i contacted have said it cant be done. therefore data lost.
Dick
Why not just trying some of them, slave your troubling harddisk to another system and try the trial versions of some of the programs listed there, those programs will tell you wich documents can be saved and wich documents can't. If you finally find a program wich can recover your files, buy the full version, backup all the documents. Then you're done.
Why not give it a try??
LucF
Why not give it a try??
LucF
Yup you dont really have any other option =(
Pete
Pete
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LucF
How will makingi it a slave help?
Dick
How will makingi it a slave help?
Dick
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LucF
I think I know pretty well how to set up two drives. One a mater one a slave by setting the jumpers.
But since I dont do this very often I think I got confused and this is where I probably caused my problem.
My question is , do you think that if I install another drive as a master and reset the drive with the lost partitions as a slave, its partitions may come back?
Would be great but seem too simple
Please advise.
Dick
Anyone else have a suggestion?
I think I know pretty well how to set up two drives. One a mater one a slave by setting the jumpers.
But since I dont do this very often I think I got confused and this is where I probably caused my problem.
My question is , do you think that if I install another drive as a master and reset the drive with the lost partitions as a slave, its partitions may come back?
Would be great but seem too simple
Please advise.
Dick
Anyone else have a suggestion?
No, they won't come up.
You should slave the drive to a working system wich has a windows operating system, then use one of the tools PeteLong suggested in his list to copy the data to the working drive (the master wich has the operating system) After you've backed up all of your data, you can do whatever you want to do with it.
LucF
You should slave the drive to a working system wich has a windows operating system, then use one of the tools PeteLong suggested in his list to copy the data to the working drive (the master wich has the operating system) After you've backed up all of your data, you can do whatever you want to do with it.
LucF
You might want to take a look at, Bartender_1 found this: http://inet.uni2.dk/%7Esvolaf/utilities.htm
dick1111, any feedback please....
SOunds like your EXTENDED drive has been lost for an explanation have a look on mt site http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.long007/partition.htm
youl also find links to all the tutorials on creating partitions
PeteL