If you suspect your MFT is corrupted please try running chkdsk from the
command line. Use chkdsk /? for possible arguments
Additional info:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...l/proddocs/en-
us/chkdsk.mspx
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>Hello,
>
>I have XP and other than my 2 other HD's I have a HD connected via a USB
>external box.
>
>It has been fine for 2 years but now for some reason whilst I can see
>all my directories I can't see any files in them.
>
>The files I can see in the dirs, which by the way are the ones toward
>the end of the alphabet scale, are corrupted.
>
>The disk still shows 11.GB used.
>
>All other drives are fine, I do not have a virus, have UPS so no power
>drops and have a firewall through a LAN and gateway.
>
>Any ideas how this happened and how I can retrieve, if possible?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Rock
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