Healthy (Unknown Partition) in Windows XP

Aristides1945 · 09-28-2004, 10:27 PM

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After upgrading from 98 to xp, my old D: drive now has this delightful name. This was full of important things, photos, documents, and all my MP3's, in all 18.6 gigs of stuff. Is there any way that anyone possibly knows of that can let me access the drive to get this stuff? All of the other drives transfered over fine.

jaksback · 09-29-2004, 11:03 AM

so your saying you can't even access that d: partition? is it at least visible in "my computer"?

note: how many partitions do you have and how many hd's do you have?

killians45 · 09-29-2004, 04:38 PM

try to rescan for disks.

emotion11 · 09-30-2004, 09:22 AM

Try to check the drive listings in the computer managemnt in control panel and scan the drives for error if any !!

Aristides1945 · 09-30-2004, 09:51 AM

It shows up in disk management, as the healthy( unknown partition). It will let me format, which I know I don't want to do.

Aristides1945 · 09-30-2004, 09:52 AM

Rescaning didn't change anything.

TheMajor · 09-30-2004, 11:43 AM

do a google for disk fixer.
or download fix-it utilities, maybe it detects the drive and can fix something!?

killians45 · 09-30-2004, 04:55 PM

have you tried to import it as a foreign disk?

Aristides1945 · 10-02-2004, 01:46 PM

How do I import it as a foreign disk and where might I find a free fix it utilitiy?

TheMajor · 10-03-2004, 01:03 PM

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...2725&fileidx=1

09-28-2004, 10:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aristides1945 Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6	Healthy (Unknown Partition) in Windows XP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After upgrading from 98 to xp, my old D: drive now has this delightful name. This was full of important things, photos, documents, and all my MP3's, in all 18.6 gigs of stuff. Is there any way that anyone possibly knows of that can let me access the drive to get this stuff? All of the other drives transfered over fine.

09-29-2004, 04:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
killians45 Wizard Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,261	try to rescan for disks. __________________ If you argue with an idiot he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. I am not a fast writer. I am not a slow writer. I am a half-fast writer. -Robert Asprin

09-30-2004, 11:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,041	do a google for disk fixer. or download fix-it utilities, maybe it detects the drive and can fix something!? __________________

09-30-2004, 04:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
killians45 Wizard Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,261	have you tried to import it as a foreign disk? __________________ If you argue with an idiot he will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. I am not a fast writer. I am not a slow writer. I am a half-fast writer. -Robert Asprin

10-03-2004, 01:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,041	http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...2725&fileidx=1 __________________

09-29-2004, 11:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
jaksback Master Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,007	so your saying you can't even access that d: partition? is it at least visible in "my computer"? note: how many partitions do you have and how many hd's do you have?

09-30-2004, 09:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
emotion11 Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 17	Try to check the drive listings in the computer managemnt in control panel and scan the drives for error if any !!

09-30-2004, 09:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
Aristides1945 Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6	It shows up in disk management, as the healthy( unknown partition). It will let me format, which I know I don't want to do.

09-30-2004, 09:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
Aristides1945 Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6	Rescaning didn't change anything.

10-02-2004, 01:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Aristides1945 Newb Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 6	How do I import it as a foreign disk and where might I find a free fix it utilitiy?

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