Folders getting corrupted

[its_me]

Hello all,

I am new to this forum. Got to know about this when I am searching for a solution to my problem.

I have newly installed Windows XP with Sp2. Processor: P4, 1.6 Ghz, 160GB Hardisk.

Partitions:

C: 30GB

D: 30GB

E: 30GB

F: 30GB

G: 32GB

Yesterday I got a strange problem: Some of my folders in G: drive shows that no files are in it (Empty), but actually there was some files a day before.

Also some folders shows that it holds about 133gb of data, where as my total drive is itself 32gb. Inside the folders are a lot of junk files named as some unknown symbols. I could not delete those folders. The data i stored inside those folders were not there.

Is this a virus problem..? How can get back my lost data..?

Please help me on this..,

Thanks in advance,

Stallion.

[nmX.Memnoch]

Are the paritions formated NTFS or FAT32?

Also...why so many partitions on a single drive? Drives a relatively cheap now days...

[Andromeda43]

Are the paritions formated NTFS or FAT32?

Also...why so many partitions on a single drive? Drives a relatively cheap now days...

I'm a staunch proponent of drive partitioning.

One for the OS (C: ) and one for Stuff (D: ) or whatever.

One huge drive with the OS and data just taking up the first 10 to 20 gigs is about as sane as a 25,000 sq ft house with NO walls, not even for the crapper. (get a mental picture of that, if you will)

But five parts. on just one drive? I'd have to say that's just asking for trouble. Obviously.

When (not if) the drive crashes, you've lost five partitions, not just one or two.

Keeping all that stuff backed up has got to be a nightmare.

Good Luck,

Andromeda43 B)

[its_me]

Hello,

The format is FAT32. I am sure it is not becos of virus.

After restarting the PC it has become worse. The folders which were showing a large file size with some junk files inside were no more folders. They all become some file whose format is unrecognised.

can u pls help me out..

Thanks in advance.,

Stallion

[nmX.Memnoch]

Run chkdsk and it'll likely recover the files. You really should reconsider the number of partitions you're using...

And not to start another NTFS vs. FAT32 debate...but you really should be using NTFS.

[[deXter]]

I agree with nmX. You should really be using NTFS. Please immediately convert your drives to NTFS. The errors you get regarding the space are typical of FAT drives.

• You should run a CHKDSK on all your drives. Type CHKDSK C: /F /V /X in Run or CMD. Do the same for all your other drives, replacing C: by D: and so on. For G: drive, perform a full CHKDSK by using the /R parameter like this: CHKDSK G: /F /V /R /X .

• Reboot to finish the CHKDSKs.

• Convert all your drives to NTFS after you're done with the CHKDSKs. The command is CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS . Do the same for all your other drives, replacing C: by D: and so on.

Edited April 24, 2007 by [deXter]