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Answer» An error message popped out after I unplugged an external USB HDD from my Windows XP. Did you use the USB device connection wizard to turn the drive off before unplugging ? ?I had tried to unplug the HDD by choosing the option of Safe Hardware Remove, but it just said the HDD can't be turned off, please try again later... So, I unplugged it without furthure hesitating... Quote This means whatever you were working on when you un-plugged the HDD all that data is lost ... You are RIGHT, patio! When I plugged this HDD to my notebook again, I got this warning: and I found some of my data missing. I have run chkdsk, but it can't help for the missing data. Where has the data gone?What is showing after running chkdsk ? ? Backup strategy would be a good thing to consider at this point. It's possible you have only lost some data but without having that HDD in front of me it's impossible to tell. If you want to try recovering data give PC File Inspector a go but your mileage may vary... p.s. The lost data all goes to that HUGE mainframe in the sky...Quote What is showing after running chkdsk ? ?I typed "Chkdsk F", and then the DOS windows popped out. It automatically closed itslef in 20 seconds.It didn't run... Go to Start / Run and TYPE cmd and hit Enter... At the command prompt window type in your chkdsk command and hit Enter Is F your USB drive ? ? If so the syntax should be chkdsk F: /R the "R" being for repair...Quote It didn't run...I would love to show you the print screen, but I can't. The DOS showed me hundreds of lines of corrupted data details, and then it started replacing invalid security ID with the default ID... Too many lines, I don't know how to tell. Sorry for that, patio! It's still in the data verifying stage, it just reached 6%.Cool, LET it run to completion; don't get impatient and i'll keep my fingers crossed on this end.Quote Cool, Patio, it has just finished verifying the data, here is the result: (I am sorry, i don't know how to copy the text from the DOS) The missing data seems be back now, but the problem is that some of the files are mis-placed. The folder A should originally have three files inside it, but now it has only one file left, and I find the other two in Folder B. It's weird!You are luckier than most that wind up in this situation in that most of your data is still there... In the repair procedure chkdsk has been known to re-order some files/directories...not such a big deal if you know how to re-arrange your data. Again i can't stress enough a good solid backup strategy if your data is important to you. Congrats and stop by anytime...Quote You are luckier than most that wind up in this situation in that most of your data is still there... Thank you so much for your help today, patio! Hint: If you are using cmd.exe highlight text and right click to copy and right click to paste.Quote Hint: If you are using cmd.exe highlight text and right click to copy and right click to paste. I can't highlight the text. and when I right click, I see that the Copy option is disabled. You should be able to highlight the text with your left mouse button then use your right mouse button to copy it. Then use the right mouse button again to paste it in the dos window or Ctrl + V to paste it in a Windows type window like notepad or right here in chat. |
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