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Richard Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 26 May 2005 11:24:31 -0400
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I could be wrong, but I thought I read that MS Fdisk wrote a very small
amount of data, (a byte or two), to EACH sector to test it. While it is doing
that, it would be corrupting all your files you hope to recover.
You need to check into this a little to see if this happens (or not).

                                  Rick Glazier

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Shkabara" <[log in to unmask]>
> Deleted partitions can be recovered BUT. When you formatted your C
> partition, was it a new partition that you created using the entire had
> disk? If so, your data may be toast.
>
> Lets try being optimistic and assume that only the original partition was
> formatted but somehow the partition got messed up. In that case, you may use
> FDISK, either from DOS/Windows or from the knoppix disk. Using FDISK, you
> need to create partitions that are EXACTLY as they were before the trouble
> started. If you don't know the original partition information, then you have
> a problem.
>
> Once the partitions are re-created, you should be able to access the
> information on them. You might need to use a program such as Partition Magic
> (commercial) or Ranish Partition Manager (freeware/shareware) to mark the
> partitions with the proper file system type (FAT32, NTFS, etc).
>
> This is not the simplest thing to do, but neither is it all that difficult.
> It sure is a pleasant feeling when the "lost" information suddenly comes
> back to life!
>
> Good luck.

> -----Original Message-----
> I have 20 GB hard disk that I partitioned with Maxblast into 5
> partitions. Later my win 98 operating system got corrupted  and I
> tried to upgrade to win 2000 without success. In desperation to
> restore win 98,  I ended up formatting the C partition and lost the
> other 4 partitions.
> Fortunately this forum suggested that I could recover  my data with
> knoppix. I have succefully downloaded and created a knoppix bootable
> CD. My problem is how to use the bootable CD to recover my data and
> the lost partitions.
>
> Chilangisha Changwe

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