NTFS corrupted external HD
Posted: 12 Jul 2012, 16:34
hi... sorry if perhaps i'm repeating an already covered issue, but i didn't find useful solutions
well:
i have an external maxtor-one-touch hd, formatted as NTFS, where the FAT seems ok, but in which some of files listed in any file manager seem "unreadable"... it seesm as the FAT points in a some-non-existing place, on in corrupted sectors...or whatever
anyway, i started testdisk, going through the usual process, when, at the quick search step, i received the message:
it seems that the partition starts where it should finish, at cylinder 91200... note that, in the first row, it says CHS 91202 255 63, while other tools (gparted) refers it as CHS 91201 255 63
i tried to change geometry, but with no success
anyway, continuing with the deeper search, it says something more consistent:
but, the following operation did not solve the problem of the files inaccessibility
any suggestion?
tnx in advance
rosanna
well:
i have an external maxtor-one-touch hd, formatted as NTFS, where the FAT seems ok, but in which some of files listed in any file manager seem "unreadable"... it seesm as the FAT points in a some-non-existing place, on in corrupted sectors...or whatever
anyway, i started testdisk, going through the usual process, when, at the quick search step, i received the message:
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Disk /dev/sdd - 750 GB / 698 GiB - CHS 91202 255 63
The harddisk (750 GB / 698 GiB) seems too small! (< 1500 GB / 1397 GiB)
Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...
The following partition can't be recovered:
Partition Start End Size in sectors
> HPFS - NTFS 91200 254 63 182401 253 61 1465144001
i tried to change geometry, but with no success
anyway, continuing with the deeper search, it says something more consistent:
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Disk /dev/sdd - 750 GB / 698 GiB - CHS 91202 255 63
Partition Start End Size in sectors
>* HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 91200 254 63 1465144002 [OneTouch4]
any suggestion?
tnx in advance
rosanna