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| Thread ID: 101136 | 2009-07-02 22:47:00 | Recovering files from external HDD? | Lizard (2409) | Press F1 |
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| 788257 | 2009-07-02 22:47:00 | Hi, I accidentally unplugged my external HDD (via USB). I don't think it was writing at the time, but now when I try to open some folders, it comes up with an error - folder not accessible. Hovering over the folder itself shows that the folder is empty. Other folders are fine. There's a lot of stuff on the HDD (mostly video files, MP3s, etc), so I haven't been able to check to see exactly what is busted and what isn't. I know that the prevailing wisdom says the files haven't necessarily been removed, just the "index" is damaged so it can't find the files. Is there a cheap/easy way to fix things? Using WinXP... Cheers Lizard |
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| 788258 | 2009-07-03 00:52:00 | Try PC Inspector, Disc Digger, or Recuva from snapfiles... (www.snapfiles.com) | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 788259 | 2009-07-03 02:26:00 | Open command prompt and type chkdsk X: /f Replace X with your external HDD drive letter Blam |
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| 788260 | 2009-07-03 06:46:00 | Solved the problem. CHKDSK showed no problems, and while I was waiting for PC Inspector to download (unbelievably slow download speeds today, by the way) I googled a few different terms. One page suggested that it might be a problem with the Access Control List. I checked the permissions, and sure enough they had been changed, so I reset them and all is well with the world (well, the HDD anyway). Thanks guys. |
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