Dynamic Disk Conversion

G

Guest

Hello -

I recently converted an old IDE C: drive (basic disk) of mine to a Dynamic
Disk so that I could use it on my new system (which uses SATA drives).
I thought that by converting the drive I would not lose any files or data
but I have - some of the files & folders converted fine, the others are gone,
missing, deleted, hidden, etc. - I don't know where they are or if they are
gone forever or can be retrieved.

Does anyone know anything about this subject? How can I gain access to all
the old files on this drive?

Thanks for your help.
 
R

Rock

nedjinski said:
Hello -

I recently converted an old IDE C: drive (basic disk) of mine to a Dynamic
Disk so that I could use it on my new system (which uses SATA drives).
I thought that by converting the drive I would not lose any files or data
but I have - some of the files & folders converted fine, the others are gone,
missing, deleted, hidden, etc. - I don't know where they are or if they are
gone forever or can be retrieved.

Does anyone know anything about this subject? How can I gain access to all
the old files on this drive?

Thanks for your help.
Click to expand...

Restore from a backup.
 
R

Rock

nedjinski said:
well, I like your sense of humor anyway . . . .
Click to expand...

Sorry - I wasn't trying to be sarcastic. I would have thought you would
have a full backup before trying a disk conversion. You should always
have a full and complete backup independent of any decision to try a
fundamental change. Maybe someone else with experience in dynamic disks
will reply, but there isn't much discussion about dynamic disks in here.
 
G

Guest

no problem - thanks anyway

do you know where I might find some expert advice on dynamic disk conversions?
 

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