WINDOWS XP: NTFS files sytems changes to RAW filesystem with 0 bytes

Posted: 10-01-2003, 01:46 AM

Numero Uno

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Hello,

Unable to access a disk in WINDOWS XP
--------------------------------------------

If I click my secondary hard disk, I get the message that "The disk in drive
X is not
formatted. Do you want to format now?".
If I right click the disk and check properties it says file system: RAW with
0 bytes used and 0 bytes free space.

This disk was working fine for few months and the original format was NTFS.

Does anyone know how can I recover the data or how can I fix this problem?
Is this a Windows XP bug?

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards

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Rich Barry

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Re: WINDOWS XP: NTFS files sytems changes to RAW filesystem with 0 bytes

Posted: 10-01-2003, 02:46 AM

It looks like your NTFS became Corrupt somehow. Maybe due to impending
hard drive failure. Type Data Recovery
in a Google window. www.google.com see what comes up. Also, go to the
manufacturers website ( of the hard drive )
and see if they have a diagnostic utility to check the drive.
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> Hello,
>
> Unable to access a disk in WINDOWS XP
> --------------------------------------------
>
> If I click my secondary hard disk, I get the message that "The disk in

drive

> X is not
> formatted. Do you want to format now?".
> If I right click the disk and check properties it says file system: RAW

with

> 0 bytes used and 0 bytes free space.
>
> This disk was working fine for few months and the original format was

NTFS.

>
> Does anyone know how can I recover the data or how can I fix this problem?
> Is this a Windows XP bug?
>
> Your help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards
>
>

jim

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WINDOWS XP: NTFS files sytems changes to RAW filesystem with 0 bytes

Posted: 10-01-2003, 02:47 AM

sounds like you're screwed. Lost and Found has helped me
recover all my files and then a full reformat was
necessary.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>
>Unable to access a disk in WINDOWS XP
>--------------------------------------------
>
>If I click my secondary hard disk, I get the message

that "The disk in drive

>X is not
>formatted. Do you want to format now?".
>If I right click the disk and check properties it says

file system: RAW with

>0 bytes used and 0 bytes free space.
>
>This disk was working fine for few months and the

original format was NTFS.

>
>Does anyone know how can I recover the data or how can I

fix this problem?

>Is this a Windows XP bug?
>
>Your help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Regards
>
>
>.
>

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