Loss NTFS partition

ufmale · 12-10-2010, 07:48 PM

I format NTFS for my (internal) harddrive and saved a lot of data in there. Now, my computer cannot recognized it. I looked at it by Linux, i see it as sdb (instead of sdb1). I think the partition is now gone.
Is there a way I can recover the data? If I recreate a partion using fdisk, will i be able to access my old files?

syg00 · 12-10-2010, 08:23 PM

You don't say what (if anything) changed that might have caused this. If the partition occupied the entire disk (or you know the size), using fdisk may/should work. Presumes you get the start correct, and make the size at least as big as before - can be bigger (than before) without concern. This will work if the filesystem itself is undamaged.
Another option to do this is to use testdisk from Linux.

honeybadger · 12-11-2010, 02:43 AM

Are you using a live cd/dvd to look at the partition? I would not worry a lot about the devise showing up as hdb or hdb1. You should be able to mount it. Use '#mount /dev/sdb /mnt' and then 'cd /mnt'. You should see your data there. If you have done nothing to the partition then I believe the data should be there.

markush · 12-11-2010, 03:25 AM

Hi ufmale,

be aware that your kernel needs a module in order to be able to read/write NTFS. Did you recompile your kernel?

Markus

ufmale · 12-22-2010, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by markush

Hi ufmale,

be aware that your kernel needs a module in order to be able to read/write NTFS. Did you recompile your kernel?

Markus

I did some test on a dummy drive where i recreate the partition. My data got loss.
My fedora 14 can read NTFS, but it cannot detect the loss partition.