Chkdsk deleted my files!!

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I have a maxtor 250gb slave drive that was partitioned into 3 parts o
about ~80 gigs each and was only used for storage (no OS or syste
files)

It was getting full, so I got another 250 gig drive (seagate).
installed windows 2000 on the seagate, and when it was startin
windows, chkdsk started running and went on something about orpha
files and moved or deleted the contents of my maxtor drive

1 of the 3 partitions on the maxtor is not even showing up anymore
the second partition is not accessible
only 1 of the partitions is accessible and still has files on i
(which I have already backed up on to DVDs)

Can I restore the missing/lost files from the other two partitions?

Please help
 
Revygrrl said:
I have a maxtor 250gb slave drive that was partitioned into 3 parts of
about ~80 gigs each and was only used for storage (no OS or system
files).

It was getting full, so I got another 250 gig drive (seagate). I
installed windows 2000 on the seagate, and when it was starting
windows, chkdsk started running and went on something about orphan
files and moved or deleted the contents of my maxtor drive!

1 of the 3 partitions on the maxtor is not even showing up anymore.
the second partition is not accessible.
only 1 of the partitions is accessible and still has files on it
(which I have already backed up on to DVDs).

Can I restore the missing/lost files from the other two partitions??
Click to expand...

Maybe, try some recovery software.
I like Easy Recovery Pro, but it isnt free.
 
I have a maxtor 250gb slave drive that was partitioned into 3 parts of
about ~80 gigs each and was only used for storage (no OS or system
files).

It was getting full, so I got another 250 gig drive (seagate). I
installed windows 2000 on the seagate, and when it was starting
windows, chkdsk started running and went on something about orphan
files and moved or deleted the contents of my maxtor drive!
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The thing you have to remember is that when Windows 2000 is first
installed, it can only access up to 137GB of any disk. Until you
install SP3 or 4 and put EnableBigLba = 1 into the registry, you
cannot allow chkdsk to run on any partition that crosses the 137GB
boundary on large disks.
1 of the 3 partitions on the maxtor is not even showing up anymore.
the second partition is not accessible.
only 1 of the partitions is accessible and still has files on it
(which I have already backed up on to DVDs).

Can I restore the missing/lost files from the other two partitions??
Click to expand...

First enable Windows 2000 to access large disks. Then, you can try
running chkdsk without any options to see what it would do to repair
the partitions.
 
Andywrote
....put EnableBigLba = 1 into the registr
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How do I do the "EnableBigLba = 1" in the registry? Wher
exactly
Then, you can try running chkdsk without any options to see what i
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would do to repair the partitions
Could it be possible for chkdsk to screw things up even more, and mak
the data even less recoverable

Thanks very much
 
How do I do the "EnableBigLba = 1" in the registry? Where
exactly?
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Put the following lines between the cuts in a file named
EnableBigLba.reg and double click on the file.

--- cut ---
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Parameters]
"EnableBigLba"=dword:00000001

--- cut ---
would do to repair the partitions.

Could it be possible for chkdsk to screw things up even more, and make
the data even less recoverable?
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I don't know, which is why I suggested that you run chkdsk without
specifying any of the optional parameters, so it runs in read-only
mode. That way it would just tell you what it would do to repair the
file system without actually doing it.
 
Revygrrl said:
I followed the directions from the site..
and for "Value data" I typed "0x1", like the site shows but the
registry shows this in the line: EnableBigLba: REG_DWORD:0

Is it suppose to be "0" or "1"?
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1, the 0x1 is just one way of saying 1, saying
its hex format, which is irrelevant with 0 and 1
 
Rod Speed wrote
1, the 0x1 is just one way of saying 1, sayin
its hex format, which is irrelevant with 0 and
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So I just type in "1

Andy wrote to type in "00000001

Is there a difference
 
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