disk defrag interrupted - files/ folders unreadable

floyders · 05-03-2008, 02:59 PM

Hi. I was defragmenting my HD when I accidentally pushed ctl+alt+del.

This caused my computer to reboot in the middle of operation.

I cannot boot from the HD now and when I boot from a cd all the files are
in symbols and don't make any sense. They look like they are in the same places with similar sizes but all the text is missing and replaced by wierd symbols. I started useing dskchk but I don't want to loose my whole drive.

Thanks

G

**linderman** · 05-03-2008, 03:27 PM

you will need a second hard drive to send your recovered files to and Getdataback

http://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm

floyders · 05-03-2008, 03:57 PM

Isn't there any program that can be run from a bootable disk to rearrange and reorganize the existing files?

**linderman** · 05-03-2008, 04:03 PM

not that I have ever heard of ?????

at this point you will need a data recovery program and a place to hold the restored files

most likely you will need to install an operating system on the new hard drive; then install the recovery software into the new OS drive

then recover the data from the old drive into a folder on the new drive

once your recovery has been completed, then zero fill (wipe and erase) the drive with killdisk or dariks boot n nuke >>>> then repartition the drive and reformat then you will be able to use your old drive for a slave drive

the hopes of any kind of quick & easy recovery are dim >>>>>>

05-03-2008, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
floyders Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	disk defrag interrupted - files/ folders unreadable Hi. I was defragmenting my HD when I accidentally pushed ctl+alt+del. This caused my computer to reboot in the middle of operation. I cannot boot from the HD now and when I boot from a cd all the files are in symbols and don't make any sense. They look like they are in the same places with similar sizes but all the text is missing and replaced by wierd symbols. I started useing dskchk but I don't want to loose my whole drive. Thanks G

05-03-2008, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 19,384 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: disk defrag interrupted - files/ folders unreadable you will need a second hard drive to send your recovered files to and Getdataback http://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

05-03-2008, 03:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
floyders Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: disk defrag interrupted - files/ folders unreadable Isn't there any program that can be run from a bootable disk to rearrange and reorganize the existing files?

05-03-2008, 04:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 19,384 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: disk defrag interrupted - files/ folders unreadable not that I have ever heard of ????? at this point you will need a data recovery program and a place to hold the restored files most likely you will need to install an operating system on the new hard drive; then install the recovery software into the new OS drive then recover the data from the old drive into a folder on the new drive once your recovery has been completed, then zero fill (wipe and erase) the drive with killdisk or dariks boot n nuke >>>> then repartition the drive and reformat then you will be able to use your old drive for a slave drive the hopes of any kind of quick & easy recovery are dim >>>>>> __________________ Even a Broken Clock is Right Twice a Day ! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial