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trying to recover files from hdd after laptop died.

  • 23-11-2010 11:41pm
    #1
    jpk1976
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭


    My laptop (HP dv6115eu) died last night and i need to recover some college files from it asap...I removed the drive and using a sata enclosure I connected it to a dell netbook--the drive seems to work fine and i can open and explore most of the files on the drive...the problem is that the file I want to open d:\documentsandsettings\john it tells me that the file is inaccesable(while other files in the folder work)...this is where all the data i need is stored and it should still be there as the drives properties show 37 out 80gb used and the rest of the files available only count for about 4gb..my apologies for the extremely bad description and I am sure that I am just missing something incredably simple but does anyone have any idea how I can access to this data.
    Thanks a million people...


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  • #2
    bhickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    It's probably a permissions-relate issue if you access the drive with another Windows machine. You'll have better luck accessing & copying data on the drive if you boot from a Linux Live CD like Ubuntu of Fedora.


  • #3
    GarRo247
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭GarRo247


    The Drive could be damaged. Go into Computer and find out what letter the drive is, D:\ E:\ or whatever, then hold the windows key (the little key with the windows logo on it, usually either side of the spacebar) and press r while the windows key is held. A little text box should come up and type in "cmd" without the " and press run. Then a black window will open and type in "chkdsk (the name of your drive and then /f" so it would look like "chkdsk D:\ /f"" this should fix it, if it doesn't you need to bring it into a shop because there's not much else you can do.


  • #4
    hearny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 953 ✭✭✭hearny


    Like bhickey said Linux LiveCD is the easiest (Knoppix is also a good candidate)

    If thats not an option you could try to take ownership of the folder.

    Google it for specific instructions for your Operating System.


  • #5
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    See here, support.microsoft.etc link,middle of the page,
    http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/8074/ and read underneath click start etc
    a linuc livecd will allow you to copy anything,as it ignores windows file permission propertys ,runs from cd .


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