Bushidou2007

Just recovered my first HDD data using the getdataback fat. The problem with this software was that it actually saw my HDD as FAT16 instead of 32 so all the files were messed up with its default option. Thanks again for all your help, hope my 500gb is intact or that will be a burden.

Just tried getdataback for NTFS, all go smoothly but the only problem is that it could only see the C (windows etc) then tried with the FAt version and found only bad numbered folders like 0085. If I copy one of these and try to open the recovered files all of them are corrupted. it says that is FAT16 the big partition witch I want to recover so dunno why it doesn't work And the other one is not even NTFS or FAT something like DOS partition but is not important since I don't have no file on it any idea? Thanks

Thanks for all the help guys. Just installed windows on another hard drive and then connected the bad partition harddrive. In windows E and F appear as visible, display no data or GB name and of course I can't enter in none of them without poping that it must be formatted first. Tried the first option from what moongoon said by installing the file recovery, selected the 3rd option [data recovering from unknown partitions] gone to Physical drive, selected the bad drive E and after about 1 hour of searching for logical (hit the bar at maximum) drives from E it found I think all the data. My problem with this software is that when I try to save a folder that has more then 1gb or so it crashes without no error and need to start all over again. Tried to times. Any idea Thanks for all your help again P.S Ponch just noticed you posted before me. it is service pack 2 I don't have a floppy disk drive connected atm but I could connect one if it really must @ jaclaz - The 500gb hardsisk partition is visible not unknown when only this hard is active, still I can't install windowsXP on it without formatting it first. It says something like it most put some files on this drive but is not a windows xp partition or something like it. Used another hardisk and now I have access to windows

Hi everyone. hope I'm posting in the right forum. I have a big problem with my hard disk and I'm desperate that I think I lost my work and personal work data's. My problem is that my partitions are unknown and can't install winXp without formating my C. Please let me start with the begining. I have two HDD, one of them is of 160GB, this hardisk is split in 3 partitions: C: (almost 9GB) contain WindowsXP D: (130GB) contains all my work E: (16GB) contains 16GB free And the other hardisk: H: (500GB) Everything started when I installed Partition Magic 8.05 boot disk in C. After I instaled the software it poped up to restart windows. Restarted windows and almost when I can hit F8 to enter in save mod (after the winxp loading logo) it poped up a white screen boot disk 16 colors picture and 3 options boot WinXp boot Win9x boot WinXp Clicked the first options, everything good entered in winXp, entered in My computer to find that D and E missing. All I could see was C and D (d beeing the 500gb hardisk). Restarted computer, booted from XindowsXP cd and in that popup screen on what partition to install winxp seen that C: 9G is ok D: 130 os2/ unknows E: unknown and H: ok Here I formated the E drive that contained the 16gb free. restarted computer and after loading the ide drives etc the screen is now black with a _ flipering. Can't enter in WinXp no more. Restarted again and booted again from the winxp cd to find that the partitions now are C: 130 GB D: 22GB unpartition space H: unknown Here I made the 22GB partition available to install the winxp again but with no luck, it said that it must put some files on the H partition, tried with C and same thing. Turned off the computer and unpluged my 500 hardisk (H). Booted again to find out that now only C is visible C: 130GB (10 mb free) Restarted booted again and entered in winxp repair mode by hiting the R key. Here I typed makepart or something like this Lucky D 22GB was available as unpartition space and 130GB (10 mb free) was intact. Made available D by formating it and restarted. Booted again to try to install winXp again now that the big HDD H is out. No luck when I try to install on D it says that it most format C, when I try on C it says that is to small press enter to continue to say that C is a partition unknown or dameaged. Please help me.