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watsonjoshd

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Hi, I recently rebuilt my machine (see system specs) and when I went to pop in my old HDD as a secondary drive to pull some files from it, Windows decided it needed to run chkdsk on it. I tried to stop it, as this is a 500GB drive so I knew it would take forever, but I couldn't stop it. So after a few hours, it finished and let me in, but now all of the files are missing. This was my old C: (primary) drive, so it should have Windows, Users, Program Data, etc folders but it doesn't. it just has a few empty folders (Nvidia, Intel...) However when you check the properties of the disk, it shows that several GB's are used, so I know my data is around there somewhere. Changing the folder options to view hidden does not help. The OS on this disk was Vista Ultimate 32-bit. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 @ 3.20GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga X58 SZ1A
    Memory
    Patriot Viper Series DDR3 12GB (6 x 2GB) PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    3X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Superclocked Edition 180.48
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio 6.0.1.5745
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster 220wm 22" Wide LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    WD VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM 320GB Sata
    PSU
    Thermaltake ToughPower 1200W PSU
    Case
    Gigabyte 3D Aurora
Have you used any recovery software? Is that data worth a bit of money? lol

Ive used and had good results with a program called Handy Recovery. Great program IMO.
 

My Computer

System One

I haven't tried anything yet. Is there a freeware that works?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 @ 3.20GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga X58 SZ1A
    Memory
    Patriot Viper Series DDR3 12GB (6 x 2GB) PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    3X NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 Superclocked Edition 180.48
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio 6.0.1.5745
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung Syncmaster 220wm 22" Wide LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1680X1050
    Hard Drives
    WD VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM 320GB Sata
    PSU
    Thermaltake ToughPower 1200W PSU
    Case
    Gigabyte 3D Aurora

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
    7200 rpm
    Western Digital 160 GB IDE
    PSU
    Dynex 400w
    Case
    Nothin Special
    Cooling
    Stock
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
    Mouse
    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Internet Speed
    Comcrap 10mb cable
    Other Info
    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Hi i have just used glary undelete-free software download.it seemed to work ok, 4978 files were restored and seemed ok however when i have tried to open an excel sheet it produces goble de gook. Please help, what am i doing wrong?
 

My Computer

System One

Are these both SATA drives?

It is possible that hte chkdsk hosed it because it was your *old* bootable drive and when you popped it in your system all of a sudden had 2 bootalbe HDs and Vista went crazy.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System)
    Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree)
    2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD
    Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Radeon HD (Embedded)
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
Hi Julie,

It works better if you only restore the folders that are shown as in very good condition.

You shouldn't have lost any data using the undelete - it copies the data from the hd - it will still be there.

You could scan again and this time only restore the files marked as very good condition. Scan the drive, then click the Filter button at the top right.

In the new window that opens, tick the box By State, select Very Good, and click OK.

UNDELETE2008-12-31_171354.jpg

Any files that are not in very good condition will have some damage and are probably not worth bothering with.

You could then do the same thing with another program , eg Recuva and see if that rescues anything different .

Hope it helps

SIW2
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
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