files and directories deleted by autochk?

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steve j

have used an external Maxtor 160GB firewire drive to
backup/archive for several months now without any
problems...

while booting up today, xp began automatically scanning
this external drive for FAT32 issues. when i tried to
access the drive later with explorer, it appears as
an "unformatted drive" and asks to reformat(but didn't do
it!)

any thoughts on how to successfully recover my BACKUP and
archive data on this drive...or am i completely hosed?

will appreciate any solid advice you can provide.

thanks, steve
 
Don't have the drive connected when you boot up and then
connect it. Check device manager to see if there is a
problem with the firewire drivers. Check the drive with
Admin tools/Computer management. You could try taking the
drive out of its container and installing it internally as
a slave to see if can be read.
 
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