is there any way to fix this drive?

[Michael]

Thanks for trying!

On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 12:53 PM Arun Khan <knura9 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Jun 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss <
> plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> 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.
>>
>
> Based on the responses so far, you have the following options  (IMO):
>
> 1. Keep plugging for a solution.  There is no way around it; you will need
> a Windows desktop to repair the NTFS file system.  I suggest that you lean
> on your family/friends who have Windows admin privileges on their systems.
> 2. Seek professional help to recover your files (e.g. Data Doctors have
> retail stores in many shopping malls)
>
> Regardless of what you do, to avoid future mishaps, invest in a couple of
> high-capacity storage and backup your important files to *two* different
> drives (rsync -aP <original files> <target dir> does the job for me).
>
> HTH
> --
> Arun Khan
>


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