External HD data lost

bigheadrhino · 05-05-2006, 01:48 PM

Hi,
I have 3 internal HD's and one 250gb external HD. I recently had a corrupted C drive problem and ultimately had to delete a partition from one of my HD's and install windows xp on to it and then transfer my important files from my C drive onto that drive. In the process of doing this, there was an error telling me that there was some kind of device that was not properly installed. I assumed it was my external HD because i had been swapping it back and forth between my PC and my laptop. So I simply turned off my external HD and then continued the windows xp setup. I was able to get my files from the C drive but I just noticed that when I plugged in my external it basically had NO data in it. I then tried checking it on my laptop and it said the same thing. The entire hard drive was empty. Now I had over a hundred gigs of data that I had accumulated over a period of 3 years. So this is very upsetting to me. Is there a solution for my problem without having to go to a technician or spending $100 on a file recovery tool if I can avoid it. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

**linderman** · 05-05-2006, 04:15 PM

you will need to download this utility to recover your drive contents

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4129.html

this utility will scan your drive for free then if you can "see" your data (and i will bet you can) its time to pay the 39.95

post back with the results of your adventure

bigheadrhino · 05-05-2006, 04:21 PM

Thanks bro,
I will definately look into it.. this is all happening right smack in the middle of finals..

tehdigit · 05-05-2006, 04:35 PM

all bad **** happens around finals haha

05-05-2006, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigheadrhino Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 12 OS: XP	External HD data lost Hi, I have 3 internal HD's and one 250gb external HD. I recently had a corrupted C drive problem and ultimately had to delete a partition from one of my HD's and install windows xp on to it and then transfer my important files from my C drive onto that drive. In the process of doing this, there was an error telling me that there was some kind of device that was not properly installed. I assumed it was my external HD because i had been swapping it back and forth between my PC and my laptop. So I simply turned off my external HD and then continued the windows xp setup. I was able to get my files from the C drive but I just noticed that when I plugged in my external it basically had NO data in it. I then tried checking it on my laptop and it said the same thing. The entire hard drive was empty. Now I had over a hundred gigs of data that I had accumulated over a period of 3 years. So this is very upsetting to me. Is there a solution for my problem without having to go to a technician or spending $100 on a file recovery tool if I can avoid it. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Last edited by bigheadrhino; 05-05-2006 at 01:49 PM.

05-05-2006, 04:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,437 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	you will need to download this utility to recover your drive contents http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4129.html this utility will scan your drive for free then if you can "see" your data (and i will bet you can) its time to pay the 39.95 post back with the results of your adventure __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

05-05-2006, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
tehdigit Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 120 OS: Windows XP Pro	all bad **** happens around finals haha __________________ i need money :(

05-05-2006, 04:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigheadrhino Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 12 OS: XP	Thanks bro, I will definately look into it.. this is all happening right smack in the middle of finals..