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Author: Michael via PLUG-discuss
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CC: Michael
Subject: Re: is there any way to fix this drive?
my mistake.... need to reADWHAT IT SAYS!

On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 7:46 AM Michael <> wrote:

> thank yuou. looks interesting. So they say there is a linux version but
> when I go to download it only the apple version shows. What's the deal?
>
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 6:53 PM Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss <
> > wrote:
>
>> You could always use disk drill. I use that for any supported filesystem
>> I have here (including NTFS, EXFat, HPFS (many of thee BSD’s use this), OS
>> X journaled FS and many more. It can recover, under limited circumstances
>> even a partition table.
>>
>> -Eric
>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Recovery and backups
>> Dept.
>>
>>
>> On Jun 11, 2024, at 8:58 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss <
>> > wrote:
>>
>> well, the drive may be ntfs but the files written were jpg written from a
>> linux machine.... hmmmm. I guess it should be able to read from windows
>> seeing as it us a JPG and not some exotic open source file:!) I guess it
>> just got corrupted. The question still remains, is there a way to recover
>> the files on the drive? I hope so, There were pictures on that drive. My
>> entire south carolina trip!
>>
>> The directions that were given were to run:
>>
>>      chkdsk /f

>>
>> on the drive. Have two problems with those directions though: 1. that
>> requires admin privileges and I don't know how to do that. 2. when I stick
>> the drive in it gives me the insert drive tone and then the disconnect
>> drive tone and never assigns a drive letter to it. Then it repeats that
>> until I pull the drive. And if I've kept the drive in there long enough it
>> keeps doing that after I've pulled the drive. 3.
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 11:17 PM Arun Khan via PLUG-discuss <
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 5:44 PM Michael via PLUG-discuss <
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>     (it didn't reply all and only got sent to one person)

>>>>
>>>
>>> 8< ---- stuff snipped --- >8
>>>
>>>
>>> Based on the output you have shared, it appears the disk has an NTFS
>>> filesystem which is probably corrupted.
>>> Since you are running Windows as your desktop, why are you trying to
>>> repair it from WSL Linux?
>>> Isn't your Windows File Manager showing it as a drive unless I am
>>> missing something?
>>>
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