[SOLVED] recover corrupted files

John Nguyen · 01-30-2008, 05:43 AM

Hi,
I seem to have the same problem when my system crashed and became unbootable. Then, I tried some advises to delete the boot.ini, run bootcfg /rebuild, chkdsk /r/f, fixboot, my pc came back to life.
But, my 2 mpeg files saved on the desktop are corrupted, showing 0 byte instead of over 1GB when created.
As I could see in your post that you are the expert. May I ask for your instructions on how to recover those files cause they are just so important to me.
A reply is very much appreciated!

dai · 01-30-2008, 09:30 AM

all i could find closest to free was this shareware list
http://3d2f.com/tags/recover/mpeg/

**tecknomage** · 01-30-2008, 10:39 AM

Have to ask, why not just re-download them?

BY THE WAY: You just found out why I advise anyone who asks NOT to place actual files on your desktop. In your case, downloads.

I have a folder on my system C:\Loadzone and all downloads go there. Some download managers create a C:\Download folder by default.

The desktop should ONLY have shortcuts

John Nguyen · 02-14-2008, 12:44 PM

I am having that file recovered by a Data Rescue center. Anyway, thanks for your advice!

01-30-2008, 05:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
John Nguyen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 24 OS: WINXP	[SOLVED] recover corrupted files Hi, I seem to have the same problem when my system crashed and became unbootable. Then, I tried some advises to delete the boot.ini, run bootcfg /rebuild, chkdsk /r/f, fixboot, my pc came back to life. But, my 2 mpeg files saved on the desktop are corrupted, showing 0 byte instead of over 1GB when created. As I could see in your post that you are the expert. May I ask for your instructions on how to recover those files cause they are just so important to me. A reply is very much appreciated!

01-30-2008, 09:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,494 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: recover corrupted files all i could find closest to free was this shareware list http://3d2f.com/tags/recover/mpeg/ __________________

01-30-2008, 10:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
tecknomage TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 928 OS: WinXP Pro SP3	Re: recover corrupted files Have to ask, why not just re-download them? BY THE WAY: You just found out why I advise anyone who asks NOT to place actual files on your desktop. In your case, downloads. I have a folder on my system C:\Loadzone and all downloads go there. Some download managers create a C:\Download folder by default. The desktop should ONLY have shortcuts __________________ Tecknomage Computer System Specialist IT Technician Last edited by tecknomage; 01-30-2008 at 10:46 AM.

02-14-2008, 12:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
John Nguyen Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 24 OS: WINXP	Re: recover corrupted files I am having that file recovered by a Data Rescue center. Anyway, thanks for your advice!