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**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 12:30 AM

Can someone please tell me how to get my 20 gigs back?

**Vanden** · 09-15-2007, 07:46 AM

A little format will fix this right up!!!

Dont know what you did to **** up your file system that it no longer see the extra space...

Unless you formated in something like ext3 something windows cant see...

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 08:36 AM

will a format erase my files?

**Adiuvo** · 09-15-2007, 08:40 AM

Yes, back them up.

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 08:57 AM

I only have one hard drive... Where am I supposed to back up to?

**Vanden** · 09-15-2007, 09:04 AM

A mix of a ipod and dvd rw?

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 09:09 AM

I don't own a dvd burner or an ipod. All I have is like 20 CDR's and 36 gigs of data to back up.

**Vanden** · 09-15-2007, 09:12 AM

If can find someone else with a some freespace on computer and owns a ipod or something like that ask him to hold in on his computer till you format then after that put the data back on it...

You should have really thought of this before formating your HDD...I take it you dident look at the waring that said back up your data before doing anything this can not be undone!!!,,Or just live with the missing 20 gbs....

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 09:17 AM

Yeah, I'm an idiot

So the format completely wipes it clean then? Maybe I'm misunderstanding. Or does it leave important windows files?

my brother has an ipod, but I'm not sure how much space he has unused.

**Vanden** · 09-15-2007, 09:21 AM

YOu could always just go buy a external HDD from walmart put your data on there Then just take it back when your done with it saying something like you dident really need this....

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 09:32 AM

How do you get the files back on if windows is deleted?

**TeamOverload** · 09-15-2007, 09:33 AM

The restore CD that should have come with your computer.

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 09:43 AM

This F***in BLOWS!!!!

**Vanden** · 09-15-2007, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeamOverload

The restore CD that should have come with your computer.

Not really now in days they just give you retore partition...

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 10:07 AM

It won't let me create another set of restore cds.............What genius came up with that idea?????

I guess my mom made a set a while ago and lost them

**Adiuvo** · 09-15-2007, 10:13 AM

Just install Linux or 'buy' windows.

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 10:15 AM

I would just use linux, but this is my family's computer and my mom uses windows programs for taxes and stuff. I have to tell you, though, I'm definately considering "buying" windows

**GmDude66** · 09-15-2007, 10:32 AM

*cough* WindowsXpCrystal */cough*

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 10:37 AM

So, I'm gonna format the harddisk and then install windows xp and hopefully, my 20 gigs will be back.

I really wish this was just my computer so I could do anything.

**FreePlay** · 09-15-2007, 11:03 AM

Um.

It's not your computer?

Then don't format it. Your parents will be pissed.

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 11:14 AM

I wasn't going to format unless I backed up their files... My mom hass all of her digital pictures on there. And some old tax records. And my sister has all of her music.

I really wish I could get that 20 gigs back.

I don't even know whats going on. Disk Management says I have a partition for C: that is 70 gigs. And right above it it says it has a capacity of 50... That doesn't even make sense to me.

The worst part is I had just cleaned up my hard drive and saved 18 gigs... only to lose 20 later. I actually had over half my harddrive free and now this.

**FreePlay** · 09-15-2007, 11:17 AM

"Get" Partition Magic. It'll fix it.

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 11:31 AM

it will? I wish someone would have told me that earlier.

So......how do I use it to fix it?

**FreePlay** · 09-15-2007, 03:06 PM

Try the 'check for errors' option; try converting it to FAT and back to NTFS; fiddle. Anything you can do that doesn't erase the data is always preferable.

**Kazart** · 09-15-2007, 06:09 PM

I just keep getting the error code 100. "bad partition table" Guess what it says to do for that? Format.......nutcrackers.

**FreePlay** · 09-15-2007, 06:17 PM

Sh*tty. :/

**luizlizard** · 09-16-2007, 07:43 PM

Some time ago the same thing happened to me, just do a full scandisk using chkdsk with a recovery disk or a windows xp cd using the recovery console.

That will rebuild the partition table and the File List (if it can be called like that).

09-15-2007, 12:30 AM	#1
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	WTF!!! I just lost 20 gigs on my harddrive! Can someone please tell me how to get my 20 gigs back?

09-15-2007, 07:46 AM	#2
Vanden Join Date: Aug 2005 Real First Name: Vanden Location: Vandenland Just Played: Marval 1 Posts: 11,489 Trader Feedback: 0	A little format will fix this right up!!! Dont know what you did to **** up your file system that it no longer see the extra space... Unless you formated in something like ext3 something windows cant see... __________________ You know where to find me.

09-15-2007, 08:40 AM	#4
Adiuvo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 24,900 Trader Feedback: 0	Yes, back them up. __________________ If you ever need me, you can contact me at [URL="********.net"]********.net.[/URL]

09-15-2007, 09:04 AM	#6
Vanden Join Date: Aug 2005 Real First Name: Vanden Location: Vandenland Just Played: Marval 1 Posts: 11,489 Trader Feedback: 0	A mix of a ipod and dvd rw? __________________ You know where to find me.

09-15-2007, 09:12 AM	#8
Vanden Join Date: Aug 2005 Real First Name: Vanden Location: Vandenland Just Played: Marval 1 Posts: 11,489 Trader Feedback: 0	If can find someone else with a some freespace on computer and owns a ipod or something like that ask him to hold in on his computer till you format then after that put the data back on it... You should have really thought of this before formating your HDD...I take it you dident look at the waring that said back up your data before doing anything this can not be undone!!!,,Or just live with the missing 20 gbs.... __________________ You know where to find me.

09-15-2007, 08:36 AM	#3
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	will a format erase my files?

09-15-2007, 08:57 AM	#5
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	I only have one hard drive... Where am I supposed to back up to?

09-15-2007, 09:09 AM	#7
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	I don't own a dvd burner or an ipod. All I have is like 20 CDR's and 36 gigs of data to back up.

09-15-2007, 09:17 AM	#9
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	Yeah, I'm an idiot So the format completely wipes it clean then? Maybe I'm misunderstanding. Or does it leave important windows files? my brother has an ipod, but I'm not sure how much space he has unused.

09-15-2007, 09:21 AM	#10
Vanden Join Date: Aug 2005 Real First Name: Vanden Location: Vandenland Just Played: Marval 1 Posts: 11,489 Trader Feedback: 0	YOu could always just go buy a external HDD from walmart put your data on there Then just take it back when your done with it saying something like you dident really need this.... __________________ You know where to find me.

09-15-2007, 09:32 AM	#11
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	How do you get the files back on if windows is deleted?

09-15-2007, 09:33 AM	#12
TeamOverload Rock Star FamousLastX Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CT\| FW: 4.01 M33-2 Posts: 11,844 Trader Feedback: 0	The restore CD that should have come with your computer. __________________

09-15-2007, 09:43 AM	#13
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	This F***in BLOWS!!!!

09-15-2007, 10:07 AM	#15
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	It won't let me create another set of restore cds.............What genius came up with that idea????? I guess my mom made a set a while ago and lost them

09-15-2007, 10:13 AM	#16
Adiuvo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 24,900 Trader Feedback: 0	Just install Linux or 'buy' windows. __________________ If you ever need me, you can contact me at [URL="********.net"]********.net.[/URL]

09-15-2007, 10:32 AM	#18
GmDude66 Give It All Join Date: Jan 2006 Real First Name: Derek Location: United States Just Played: Burnout Paradise Posts: 3,899 Blog Entries: 1 Trader Feedback: 0	cough WindowsXpCrystal /cough __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6ghz (Multiplier: 9x; Bus: 400mhz; FSB: 1600mhz;) GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512 MB (Core: 850mhz; Memory: 1200mhz; Shader: 2100mhz;) ASUS P5K Pro Motherboard Patriot Extreme (2x2GB) / OCZ HPC (2x1GB) 6GB Total Dual Channel RAM (DDR2 1066mhz) OCZ GameXstream 700w 2x Seagate 250GB HD (RAID0)

09-15-2007, 10:15 AM	#17
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	I would just use linux, but this is my family's computer and my mom uses windows programs for taxes and stuff. I have to tell you, though, I'm definately considering "buying" windows

09-15-2007, 10:37 AM	#19
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	So, I'm gonna format the harddisk and then install windows xp and hopefully, my 20 gigs will be back. I really wish this was just my computer so I could do anything.

09-15-2007, 11:03 AM	#20
FreePlay Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: h0000000rj Posts: 12,858 Trader Feedback: 0	Um. It's not your computer? Then don't format it. Your parents will be pissed. __________________ [qj now fails.]

09-15-2007, 11:14 AM	#21
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	I wasn't going to format unless I backed up their files... My mom hass all of her digital pictures on there. And some old tax records. And my sister has all of her music. I really wish I could get that 20 gigs back. I don't even know whats going on. Disk Management says I have a partition for C: that is 70 gigs. And right above it it says it has a capacity of 50... That doesn't even make sense to me. The worst part is I had just cleaned up my hard drive and saved 18 gigs... only to lose 20 later. I actually had over half my harddrive free and now this.

09-15-2007, 11:17 AM	#22
FreePlay Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: h0000000rj Posts: 12,858 Trader Feedback: 0	"Get" Partition Magic. It'll fix it. __________________ [qj now fails.]

09-15-2007, 11:31 AM	#23
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	it will? I wish someone would have told me that earlier. So......how do I use it to fix it? Last edited by Kazart; 09-15-2007 at 12:07 PM..

09-15-2007, 03:06 PM	#24
FreePlay Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: h0000000rj Posts: 12,858 Trader Feedback: 0	Try the 'check for errors' option; try converting it to FAT and back to NTFS; fiddle. Anything you can do that doesn't erase the data is always preferable. __________________ [qj now fails.]

09-15-2007, 06:09 PM	#25
Kazart Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 295 Trader Feedback: 0	I just keep getting the error code 100. "bad partition table" Guess what it says to do for that? Format.......nutcrackers.

09-15-2007, 06:17 PM	#26
FreePlay Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: h0000000rj Posts: 12,858 Trader Feedback: 0	Sh*tty. :/ __________________ [qj now fails.]

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WTF!!! I just lost 20 gigs on my harddrive!