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Hi Fiona

OK, so there is a happy ending. It turns out that in the DPX spec, the original file name and folder name are written into the file header. I just need to write a script to extract this information and put the data back into its correct place.

Hi Fiona
Just a little follow up: I tested a bunch of recovery tools, and I was able to completely recover all of the files, and even the folder structure, by using Stellar Phoenix for Windows.
Thanks again for all your help.

Edit: spoke too soon. Stellar Phoenix shows the files/folder structure ...

Hi again,
I've tried using PhotoRec now also. This is giving a similar result to Recuva, it's restoring files. Unlike Recuva, it's not getting the original names.

It does appear that my running chkdsk on the drive essentially deleted the files. By being able to recover them with their original ...

Hi Fiona, and thank you once again.

So, it lists 4 partitions.

The first reveals the same as I found in Windows Explorer.
The second reveals totally scrambled, random names and dates.
The other two just give me messages saying the filesystem is damaged.

http://pastebin.com/KSGi6n0W

Hi Fiona
Thanks for your help! I'm 84% of the way through a deep scan doing just that. Here's what we have so far:

http://s29.postimg.org/ii6bck1gn/scan.png

So far, I've been able to recover all of the files using Recuva. However, the original directory structure is lost, and for this particular ...

Hi all,
I have a few machines here with front-mounted SATA bays. I safely unmounted a hard disk (NTFS) with valuable contents, and then mounted it in another machine. When I did so, that machine showed it as having the volume label of the drive that had been in it before. When I checked the contents ...