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@xpmule
I only want to use it for storage to share btw mac osx & windows (sorry not linux). so i'm looking for the best way to reformat it given the current state it's in.also is there a way to safeguard the hard drive so i don't accidentally format it again?

@Fiona & xpmule
i've decided to just reformat the whole hard drive and start from scratch. the files are replaceable and it takes 12+ hours just to scan the whole drive. I've run out of patience.
SO I will not be needing your help but thanks a lot for replying to my post.

EDIT: one more thing can ...

I have a 1TB hard drive which i partially formatted.

I used TestDisk and ran Analyse. Here's what I got:
search result1.tiff

stuck at this point as i don't know which partition to choose:
search result2.tiff

Here's the log:


Sun Jul 8 07:22:32 2012
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 6.13 ...

You can close this thread now as I've solved my problem. thanks for your help.

1TB Toshiba passport Ext hard drive. Is in good physical condition. I accidentally "Delete Volume" in Disk management and performed a NTFS format (also deselected "quick clean"). Was at 1% before i yanked out the cord.

Using TestDisk and performed "Analyse".

I've attached the log file from the ...