Ok in TestDisk but RAW in Windows!
Posted: 30 May 2012, 07:57
Hi
I've searched through the archives and found a few similar cases but would appreciate help on my problem and advice on solving it.
My situation:
A few days ago, my Windows 7 PC was shut down normally but when I turned it on again the next day, it could not find the partition containing the user data. Needless to say, I'm stuck. I've tried everything including System Restore, Startup Repair -- nothing works. CHKDSK found a couple of attribute record errors and corrected them. The first three stages of CHKDSK will pass without problems but it ALWAYS hangs at the USN Journal Verification stage.
Using a Linux-based Partition Recovery boot CD, I can see the partition and all the files and directories without issue but under Windows it is listed as RAW although healthy. Under TestDisk, I can also see all files and directories. I've taken a few screenshots attached below:
I have also run various partition recovery programs during testing and remember only one program reporting MFT Bitmap corruption.
Would appreciate expert advice on my best course of action. Why are Linux utilities and TestDisk finding the partition readable but Windows borks?
I would of course prefer to salvage and repair the partition/file system without formatting and going through the whole process of recovering data file by file.
Thanks.
I've searched through the archives and found a few similar cases but would appreciate help on my problem and advice on solving it.
My situation:
A few days ago, my Windows 7 PC was shut down normally but when I turned it on again the next day, it could not find the partition containing the user data. Needless to say, I'm stuck. I've tried everything including System Restore, Startup Repair -- nothing works. CHKDSK found a couple of attribute record errors and corrected them. The first three stages of CHKDSK will pass without problems but it ALWAYS hangs at the USN Journal Verification stage.
Using a Linux-based Partition Recovery boot CD, I can see the partition and all the files and directories without issue but under Windows it is listed as RAW although healthy. Under TestDisk, I can also see all files and directories. I've taken a few screenshots attached below:
I have also run various partition recovery programs during testing and remember only one program reporting MFT Bitmap corruption.
Would appreciate expert advice on my best course of action. Why are Linux utilities and TestDisk finding the partition readable but Windows borks?
I would of course prefer to salvage and repair the partition/file system without formatting and going through the whole process of recovering data file by file.
Thanks.