[SOLVED] unable to access files on slave drive

kstarr6969 · 08-02-2009, 07:31 PM

i am on a dell dimension running xp sp3. my friends hard drive became corrupt (hal.dll missing). it was recomended that we hook it up to another computer (mine) as a slave drive. her hard drive is running xp . i have done that and i am unable to see much more than just about 1GB of system files. am i missing something or were all the files probably lost? i have never run more than one hard drive before and i am unshure what to expect.

**raptor_pa** · 08-02-2009, 08:45 PM

You will need to take ownership of the files since the security was set for another group of users.... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

kstarr6969 · 08-04-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raptor_pa

You will need to take ownership of the files since the security was set for another group of users.... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421

i will try this but i never even had any folders that i couldnt get into so i guess i'm not sure where to start. all the foldwers that showed up i could access. they just looked like system folders

**raptor_pa** · 08-04-2009, 11:56 AM

What folders are you seeing? Can you post a screenshot from disk management?

kstarr6969 · 08-04-2009, 01:11 PM

here is the disk mngmnt screen and the first screen i see when i click on the drive

kstarr6969 · 08-04-2009, 01:12 PM

this is the screen i see when i double click the xp file

kstarr6969 · 08-04-2009, 01:14 PM

sorry here is the image

**tosh9i** · 08-04-2009, 01:15 PM

Whatever was on there has been erased. Drive E: 99% free space.

How much info was on there before?

You're likely going to have to get some file recovery software and run that to retrieve the files.

This is basically the best one available:

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

kstarr6969 · 08-04-2009, 01:22 PM

thank you. i will run a clean copy of xp for her and let her recover the files later. thanks for your time

**tosh9i** · 08-04-2009, 01:27 PM

Hold on, to recover those files, you can't write anything onto that drive. Otherwise, it will become unrecoverable.

**tosh9i** · 08-04-2009, 01:27 PM

If you want to recover those files, it has to be done now when you have it hooked up as a slave drive.

kstarr6969 · 08-04-2009, 01:47 PM

it says on the wesite that you can recover files after the drive has been reformatted. in any case i will let her figure it out from here

**tosh9i** · 08-04-2009, 02:01 PM

A file can only be recovered if it hasn't been overwritten.

To recover those files, the drive (her drive) has to be setup as a slave drive. If that's her only hard drive, she won't be able to recover the files.

08-02-2009, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
kstarr6969 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 18 OS: xp	[SOLVED] unable to access files on slave drive i am on a dell dimension running xp sp3. my friends hard drive became corrupt (hal.dll missing). it was recomended that we hook it up to another computer (mine) as a slave drive. her hard drive is running xp . i have done that and i am unable to see much more than just about 1GB of system files. am i missing something or were all the files probably lost? i have never run more than one hard drive before and i am unshure what to expect.

08-02-2009, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,905 OS: XP	Re: unable to access files on slave drive You will need to take ownership of the files since the security was set for another group of users.... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308421 __________________

08-04-2009, 11:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
raptor_pa Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 4,905 OS: XP	Re: unable to access files on slave drive What folders are you seeing? Can you post a screenshot from disk management? __________________

08-04-2009, 01:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
kstarr6969 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 18 OS: xp	Re: unable to access files on slave drive this is the screen i see when i double click the xp file

08-04-2009, 01:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,837 OS: Windows XP	Re: unable to access files on slave drive Whatever was on there has been erased. Drive E: 99% free space. How much info was on there before? You're likely going to have to get some file recovery software and run that to retrieve the files. This is basically the best one available: http://www.runtime.org/data-recovery-software.htm __________________ Tosh

08-04-2009, 01:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
kstarr6969 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 18 OS: xp	Re: unable to access files on slave drive thank you. i will run a clean copy of xp for her and let her recover the files later. thanks for your time

08-04-2009, 01:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,837 OS: Windows XP	Re: [SOLVED] unable to access files on slave drive Hold on, to recover those files, you can't write anything onto that drive. Otherwise, it will become unrecoverable. __________________ Tosh

08-04-2009, 01:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,837 OS: Windows XP	Re: [SOLVED] unable to access files on slave drive If you want to recover those files, it has to be done now when you have it hooked up as a slave drive. __________________ Tosh

08-04-2009, 01:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
kstarr6969 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 18 OS: xp	Re: [SOLVED] unable to access files on slave drive it says on the wesite that you can recover files after the drive has been reformatted. in any case i will let her figure it out from here

08-04-2009, 02:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,837 OS: Windows XP	Re: [SOLVED] unable to access files on slave drive A file can only be recovered if it hasn't been overwritten. To recover those files, the drive (her drive) has to be setup as a slave drive. If that's her only hard drive, she won't be able to recover the files. __________________ Tosh