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Old 09-26-2008, 01:25 PM   #1
echat
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Trying to fix MFT partition problem on sda


I have a quick question and thats does anyone know of any software that can repaif MFT dammage on a NTFS partition.?

My WindHoz HDD is broken


Code:
$ sudo /sbin/fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1       30400   244187968+   7  HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30394 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1          19      152586   83  Linux
/dev/sdb2              20       13073   104856255   83  Linux
/dev/sdb3           13074       13334     2096482+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
- O yeah -
I run fc7 x86_64 on a HP Pavillion a1330n

Last edited by echat; 09-26-2008 at 01:26 PM. Reason: Report OS
 
Old 09-28-2008, 12:06 AM   #2
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The program TestDisk should take care of it.

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download

Last edited by jb_get; 10-23-2008 at 02:59 AM.
 
  


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