External hard drive problem
External hard drive problem
try downloading some trial recovery software which only allow you to recover some files or checks whether it is recoverable, once you found the software which can do it, let me know,and I should be able to get a full version for you at a "very very very, next to nothing" price......
but you seem to forget I'm computer illiterate:lol:
no offence mate, but you had the sense to have 500gb worth of files on a hard drive, you managed to do checkdisc and worked out thats the files dont work anymore.
trust my you can do it....
try this
http://www.recovermyfiles.com/
yes John I have installed the program you linked to me :ohmy:
chkdsk x:
chkdsk x: /x /r
Right, once installed run EasyRecovery Professional from the start menu (if you run Vista or Win 7 you will need to right-click the icon and click Run as Administrator).
Inside the program click Data Recovery and then Advanced Recovery. It should let you choose a disk to recover and then it should let you choose a drive. You can click scan (I think) and it will try and list all the files and folders it can recover from the drive?
I agree it does sound like you have a corrupt file allocation table on your drive. There is a clever hidden bit of the hard drive that lists all the filenames and physically where the data for those files is contained on the drive hardware, which sounds like it's knackered. Perhaps we can tailor Patricks chkdsk instructions. If you do as he suggested, but rather than just running
chkdsk x:
chkdsk x: /x /r
when I type in chkdskf it says not a recognised as an internal or external command operable program or batch file
My hard drive is called MOLEYS HD (F
So what should I type in to the cmd ??
Moley when I type in chkdskf it says not a recognised as an internal or external command operable program or batch file
My hard drive is called MOLEYS HD (F
So what should I type in to the cmd ??
chkdsk f: /x /r
Moley when I type in chkdskf it says not a recognised as an internal or external command operable program or batch file
My hard drive is called MOLEYS HD (F
So what should I type in to the cmd ??
chkdsk f: /x /r
sorry its called MOLEYS HD (F
its not a smiley face its : and a )