Disk drive D and E are not visible in mycomputer

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tarunagarwal11
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Disk drive D and E are not visible in mycomputer

#1 Post by tarunagarwal11 »

Disk Drives D: and E: are not visible. I installed PowerQuest Partition Magic 8.0 and it asked me to fix some registry errors that I had in my machine. I clicked okay and since then I cannot view my D and E drive. Attaching snapdhot of errors


Below is the log


Mon Dec 16 13:18:39 2013
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 6.14, Data Recovery Utility, July 2013
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows 7 (7601) SP1
Compiler: GCC 4.7, Cygwin 1007.17
Compilation date: 2013-07-30T14:08:52
ext2fs lib: 1.42.2, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20120504
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=500107862016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=500107862016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=104758188544
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63, sector size=512 - ST500DM002-1BD142, S/N:20202020202020202020202032573841424c4253, FW:KC45

Partition table type (auto): Intel
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - ST500DM002-1BD142
Partition table type: Intel

Interface Advanced
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
NTFS at 12/223/20
Info: size boot_sector 204591104, partition 204605837
NTFS at 12748/21/10
Info: size boot_sector 385984512, partition 385992423
NTFS at 36774/129/28
Info: size boot_sector 385986560, partition 386001666
1 * HPFS - NTFS 12 223 20 12748 254 63 204605837
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 104 GB / 97 GiB
2 P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 254 63 385992423
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB
3 P HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 254 63 386001666
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB


dir_partition inode=5
2 P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 254 63 385992423
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB
Directory /
5 dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 15-Dec-2013 17:24 .
5 dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 15-Dec-2013 17:24 ..
37 dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 20-Aug-2013 12:36 $RECYCLE.BIN
23674 dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 10-Sep-2013 13:43 EclipseWorkspace
235287 dr-xr-xr-x 0 0 0 10-Dec-2013 12:35 Google Drive
306448 -r--r--r-- 0 0 14279447 25-Nov-2013 16:03 eye of the tiger-ROCKY..mp4
New options :
Dump : No
Align partition: Yes
Expert mode : No

Analyse Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
NTFS at 12/223/20
Info: size boot_sector 204591104, partition 204605837
NTFS at 12748/21/10
Info: size boot_sector 385984512, partition 385992423
NTFS at 36774/129/28
Info: size boot_sector 385986560, partition 386001666
Current partition structure:
1 * HPFS - NTFS 12 223 20 12748 254 63 204605837
2 P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 254 63 385992423
3 P HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 254 63 386001666
Space conflict between the following two partitions
1 * HPFS - NTFS 12 223 20 12748 254 63 204605837
2 P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 254 63 385992423
Space conflict between the following two partitions
2 P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 254 63 385992423
3 P HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 254 63 386001666
Backup partition structure
partition_save

search_part()
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
NTFS at 0/1/1
filesystem size 204796557
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 12747 254 63 204796557
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 104 GB / 97 GiB
NTFS at 12748/21/10
filesystem size 385984512
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 129 27 385984512
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB
NTFS at 36774/129/28
filesystem size 385986560
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 15 14 385986560
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB
file_pread(4,3,buffer,976773183(60801/81/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,976773183(60801/81/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773199(60801/81/32)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,11,buffer,976773246(60801/82/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,2,buffer,976775168(60801/112/48)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773376(60801/84/20)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773504(60801/86/22)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773632(60801/88/24)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773760(60801/90/26)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773888(60801/92/28)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774016(60801/94/30)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774144(60801/96/32)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774272(60801/98/34)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774400(60801/100/36)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774528(60801/102/38)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774656(60801/104/40)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774784(60801/106/42)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774912(60801/108/44)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976775040(60801/110/46)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,976775167(60801/112/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,13,buffer,976775170(60801/112/50)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,976775183(60801/112/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,976775230(60801/113/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976775246(60801/113/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,11,buffer,976775293(60801/114/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,2,buffer,976777215(60801/145/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2

Results
* HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 12747 254 63 204796557
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 104 GB / 97 GiB
P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 129 27 385984512
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB
P HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 15 14 385986560
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB
add_ext_part_i386: max
add_ext_part_i386: min

interface_write()
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 12747 254 63 204796557
2 E extended LBA 12748 21 9 36774 254 63 385992424
3 P HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 15 14 385986560
5 L HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 129 27 385984512
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: CHS: 12748/21/9,lba=204797951

Analyse Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
NTFS at 12/223/20
Info: size boot_sector 204591104, partition 204605837
NTFS at 12748/21/10
Info: size boot_sector 385984512, partition 385992423
NTFS at 36774/129/28
Info: size boot_sector 385986560, partition 386001666
Current partition structure:
1 * HPFS - NTFS 12 223 20 12748 254 63 204605837
2 P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 254 63 385992423
3 P HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 254 63 386001666
Space conflict between the following two partitions
1 * HPFS - NTFS 12 223 20 12748 254 63 204605837
2 P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 254 63 385992423
Space conflict between the following two partitions
2 P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 254 63 385992423
3 P HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 254 63 386001666

search_part()
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
NTFS at 0/1/1
filesystem size 204796557
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 12747 254 63 204796557
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 104 GB / 97 GiB
NTFS at 12748/21/10
filesystem size 385984512
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 129 27 385984512
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB
NTFS at 36774/129/28
filesystem size 385986560
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 15 14 385986560
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB
file_pread(4,3,buffer,976773183(60801/81/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,976773183(60801/81/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773199(60801/81/32)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,11,buffer,976773246(60801/82/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,2,buffer,976775168(60801/112/48)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773376(60801/84/20)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773504(60801/86/22)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773632(60801/88/24)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773760(60801/90/26)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976773888(60801/92/28)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774016(60801/94/30)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774144(60801/96/32)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774272(60801/98/34)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774400(60801/100/36)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774528(60801/102/38)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774656(60801/104/40)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774784(60801/106/42)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976774912(60801/108/44)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976775040(60801/110/46)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,1,buffer,976775167(60801/112/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,13,buffer,976775170(60801/112/50)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,976775183(60801/112/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,3,buffer,976775230(60801/113/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,8,buffer,976775246(60801/113/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,11,buffer,976775293(60801/114/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(4,2,buffer,976777215(60801/145/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2

Results
* HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 12747 254 63 204796557
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 104 GB / 97 GiB
P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 129 27 385984512
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB
P HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 15 14 385986560
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 197 GB / 184 GiB

interface_write()
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 12747 254 63 204796557
2 P HPFS - NTFS 12748 21 10 36774 129 27 385984512
3 P HPFS - NTFS 36774 129 28 60801 15 14 385986560
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Re: Disk drive D and E are not visible in mycomputer

#2 Post by cgrenier »

After Analyse and Quick Search, choose Write and confirm. This way your partitions won't overlap anymore.

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