converting a raw file system/ partition recovery

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tristan792

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i have a 250gb maxtor drive split into two partitions that i use as extra storage. i reinstalled winxp+sp1. and now windows wont recognize my 250 drive properly. i used getdataback for ntfs and my files are still there and not corrupted. they are even showing up in their seperate partitions as i had them. windows has it labeled as a 'raw' file system. ive done some googling, and am still doing in the process of digging up an answer. http://staff.washington.edu/trav/linux/lost_partition.html had good info, but mbrwork wont load. and the other software was for linux. if anybody has some light they could shed on this, it'd be appreciated. i was thinking of trying fixmbr but i heard that could delete my files.

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the same thing has happened about three times now with my cuda IV.. very annoying. im about ready to trash it.
 
What does "Disk Management" say? There's an option to "Reactivate partition" there (Win2K), or maybe windows wants you to rewrite the "NT Signature" (can also be done from there I think).

If that fails, the best suggestion I can give you is to try and boot a linux (Knoppix for instance) and see if you can (possibly forcibly) mount the filesystem from there.
 
i ran compmgmt.msc and looked under disk management and didnt see that option anywhere. here a pic that probably wont help at all. ill try the knoppix thing again, but i think i got some form of error last time i tried. ill let you know how that works out

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Right-click the partition (W:) for options.

In linux I'd check that the partition is marked with the NTFS parition type (fdisk /dev/hdX then 'p' and read off the ID column). If it's wrong I'd try changing that (comand 't') unless of course a regular or forced 'mount -t ntfs ...) works.
 
Originally posted by eloj
Right-click the partition (W:) for options.

In linux I'd check that the partition is marked with the NTFS parition type (fdisk /dev/hdX then 'p' and read off the ID column). If it's wrong I'd try changing that (comand 't') unless of course a regular or forced 'mount -t ntfs ...) works.
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i tried mount -t ntfs on a raw file system before... i didnt have good results
 
disable simple file sharing and take ownership of files and folders

your "new" install maynot have the required permissions to access that drive

Disable Simple File Sharing
Take Ownership of Files and Folders
NTFS Permissions
Change Permissions
Two of the special access permissions are particularly useful in application. We discuss here the first one, the Change Permissions special access permission.

When using special access permissions it is no longer necessary to assign a user or Windows 2000 administrator the Full Control NTFS permission so that they have the allowed right to change permissions. Using the Change Permissions special access permission a user or Windows 2000 administrator can change permissions to a file or folder. However, they do not have access to delete any files or subfolders. That way the user or Windows 2000 administrator can control the access to the data but not delete any of the data itself.

Take Ownership
The second particularly useful special access permission is Take Ownership.

All files and folders on a nNTFS volume have an owner. By default, the owner is the person installing the volume and formatting it with the NTFS file system. This is usually a Windows 2000 Administrator. File and folder ownership can be transfer to another user or group. You can grant a user account or a user group the ability to take ownership of a file or folder. As an administrator, you have the ability to take control of any files or folders on the NTFS volume.

Two hard-and-fast rules apply here. Remember these when thinking about granting someone the ability to take ownership of a file or folder.

1. The owner of a file or folder or any user with the Full Control NTFS permission to a file or folder can assign the Full Control standard NTFS permission or the Take Ownership special access permission, which allows taking control of that file or folder. For instance, if User A has the Full Control standard NTFS permission to D:\Apps and assigns the Take Ownership special access permission to User A, User A can now take ownership of any files or folders in D:\Apps.


2. A Windows 2000 administrator can take ownership of a file or folder at any time. This is one of the inherited rights that administrators have. Administrators can then assign the Take Ownership special access permission to another user or group, so that they can take control of the files and folders in a parent folder. For instance, if User A leaves the organization for another position, a Windows 2000 administrator can assign the Take Ownership special access permission to the former employee's manager for the former employee's files and folders. The manager can then take ownership of those files and folders.
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if that doesnt work or you have been running other aps in an effort to recover it
post back
 
im with you on looking for an anwswer to this question myself man. this happens to me all the freaking time and it pisses me off. Whenever something goes wrong with my completely separate boot drive and i reformat, then all of a sudden my other files drive is raw. That sucks! At first I thought it was because I had permissions set on the files drive with ntfs, well ok, i reset permissions, recovered the files with restorer2000 pro, reformatted, and viola. Next time around I didn't do any encrypting or permission setting on my ntfs files drive. But, I did have 2 partitions set on the drive. Well it happened again when I formatted my boot drive again. Used the file recovery software again, formatted, and was back in business again. So I thought ok, well maybe because it had two partitions, then only the OS from the boot drive that was reading from that drive before could be able to read the partitions and that's why it showed as raw. But that doesn't make very much sense if you ask me. :rolleyes: So I did it again with no partitions, formatted the boot drive again when I had to, and the files drive came up raw again.

Well, this is really starting to aggravate me too. I'm always trying lots of new hardcore software and all kinds of stuff on my boot drive and just playing around with settings and stuff so I can learn. Well mistakes are going to happen and that's why I keep reformatting. This raw drive stuff, is this something that only happens with NTFS partitioned drives? I've never had an FAT32 partition do this to me. There is another thing that I have come up with as well. DO NOT install the drive with the software that came with it. Like, Maxblast, EZ-Disc, ect. I think that is one thing that has been causing this problem for me. If something happens to the Dynamic Drive Overlay that gets installed, you remove it, or it goes corrupt or something, then got yourself a raw drive! Pain in the rear. I dunno, can anyone confirm any of this stuff for me?
 
nearly the same exact thing has happened to me about twice...

had to format for different reasons... then the drive is raw. first i thought it was because of a virus i had... next i thought maybe its nvidias ide drivers... well this go around i havent installed those and i have a antivirii proggy.

i really dont want this to happen again.
 
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