baumgrenze
Junior Member
My 1TB data disk somehow got changed from NTFS to RAW.
In an attempt to get my Win7/Pro x64 machine running properly again I tried Minitool Partition Wizard Free.
I ran a surface test and found 1 error in the 9th cell from the start. My primitive understanding suggests that a flaw in this part of the disk might be just where the master boot record is/was located. If this is the case, can this otherwise 'clean' (no surface flaws seen) disk be resurrected?
I then moved to partition recovery and requested a quick scan. I chose to scan the full disk because only one partition showed. I am concerned that I might not have checked the box in the Choose Searched Partitions window. I cannot seem to get back to that window.
As I progressed through the process I encountered a serious warning saying that if I finished I would delete that partition. I decided I needed expert advice and tried backing out of the process. I left the process running all night. I was too tired to make intelligent choices.
Can I safely shut down the program from this window or did I 'back out' in the wrong way? The 'partition explorer' showed me the disk structure I want to recover, so what I want appears to still be on the disk.
If and when I get it shut down, would it make sense to try once more paying careful attention to the check box or is this operation not included in the "Free" option?
I do have some screenshots. Is it still possible to upload images or is the only technique available to link to an image hosting site?
thanks
baumgrenze
In an attempt to get my Win7/Pro x64 machine running properly again I tried Minitool Partition Wizard Free.
I ran a surface test and found 1 error in the 9th cell from the start. My primitive understanding suggests that a flaw in this part of the disk might be just where the master boot record is/was located. If this is the case, can this otherwise 'clean' (no surface flaws seen) disk be resurrected?
I then moved to partition recovery and requested a quick scan. I chose to scan the full disk because only one partition showed. I am concerned that I might not have checked the box in the Choose Searched Partitions window. I cannot seem to get back to that window.
As I progressed through the process I encountered a serious warning saying that if I finished I would delete that partition. I decided I needed expert advice and tried backing out of the process. I left the process running all night. I was too tired to make intelligent choices.
Can I safely shut down the program from this window or did I 'back out' in the wrong way? The 'partition explorer' showed me the disk structure I want to recover, so what I want appears to still be on the disk.
If and when I get it shut down, would it make sense to try once more paying careful attention to the check box or is this operation not included in the "Free" option?
I do have some screenshots. Is it still possible to upload images or is the only technique available to link to an image hosting site?
thanks
baumgrenze
