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    HD Partitions & Data Lost-Need recovery Help

    Hey Guys,
    Heres the complete story:
    Lost Windows OS due to "sys.ini" file corruption(source unknown). Had to re-install Win ME on primary HD (a Maxtor 10GB) from the "Restore'/Recovery" CD. Had a secondary HD (a WD Caviar 40GB) already installed at the time of the system "restore".

    PROBLEM: All partition & file data on the secondary HD (the WD 40GB) seems to be "lost" gone.

    QUESTION 1: Is the data really gone or is just the registry & partition data changed due to the "restore"???????????????.

    These are the data recovery steps attempted so far:
    1) used FDISK to check the partition info on the WD HD>>> no partition info listed.
    2) used Western Digital's "Data LifeGuard Diagnostics" program to check >>> no partition info listed.
    3) used "PC File Recovery" program to scan the WD HD for data files >>> found 700+ files which it can't read.

    QUESTION 2: How can I use KNOPPIX to access/read/write/ & recover the data ???????????
    Have Knoppix on disk & it boots up perfectly (many thanks!! ).
    Have read "greenfly's" info on using the GPART program but am not sure exactly how to implement/use it (eg. where & when to type the command line info etc.) and/or what other steps are needed to recover data.

    Any help appreciated
    Thanks in advance
    RGPHNX
    PS- I know this info is here somewhere- have searched >>> "Data recovery" & other terms in the forums >>
    gives thousands of posts. Have read for hours but can't narrow this down even with filtered searches. I'm not lazy, just need good sound info help.

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    http://purelinux.hollosite.com/savedataknoppix.txt

    thats the basics of it.

    did you do sudo fdisk ?

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    Hi Pureone,
    Thanks for the link. Read it.
    Question: How do I see the data (using Knoppix GUI) in the first place?? So I can save it!! (Have lots of experience in DOS[batch files etc.] but am a total Knoppix noobe.)
    Don't know what "sudo fdisk" is. Do I need to use it first ?? & if so how???
    I used the standard FDISK program on the Win ME boot disk to view the HD info.
    Please advise.
    RGPHNX

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    sudo fdisk -l is the command you enter in a console to show infomation about the harddrive.

    as for seeing data thats rather easy you just click the icon with a harddrive on it to mount c:\ (hda1 in linux) and you will see all your data.

    i will add more details to that text file later on. im guessing i left out too much stuff for most new comers to linux.

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