how can I recover some files from my second partition

[Guest]

Hi

I have one hard drive (160GB) and two partitions on my computer. Windows
XP(SP2) start running slower and slower so I was forced to reinstall Windows
XP. Before reinstalling I was saving some files in the second partition.
I was reinstalling XP in my first partition, now is working OK but I cannot
access the files that I was saving before reinstalling in the second
partition. If I use Windows Explorer it seems that the second partition is
empty and if I use CHKDSK on DOS mode the files are there but I can not
recover them.

Can you guys help?
Thank you

 

[Guest]

when you re-installed your windows xp, did you format in FAT32 or NTFS,
because if your second partition is in NTFS and your new partition is FAT32,
yopur new partition wont see your old one. If this is the case, you must
convert your FAT32 to NTFS

BObby

 

[Ron Sommer]

The file system used has no difference on reading another partition.
Operating systems read partitions.

You may need to take ownership of the files.
http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Taking_ownership
--
Ron Sommer


: when you re-installed your windows xp, did you format in FAT32 or NTFS,
: because if your second partition is in NTFS and your new partition is
FAT32,
: yopur new partition wont see your old one. If this is the case, you must
: convert your FAT32 to NTFS
:
: BObby
:
: "zapada" wrote:
:
: > Hi
: >
: > I have one hard drive (160GB) and two partitions on my computer. Windows
: > XP(SP2) start running slower and slower so I was forced to reinstall
Windows
: > XP. Before reinstalling I was saving some files in the second partition.
: > I was reinstalling XP in my first partition, now is working OK but I
cannot
: > access the files that I was saving before reinstalling in the second
: > partition. If I use Windows Explorer it seems that the second partition
is
: > empty and if I use CHKDSK on DOS mode the files are there but I can not
: > recover them.
: >
: > Can you guys help?
: > Thank you
: >

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

when you re-installed your windows xp, did you format in FAT32 or
NTFS, because if your second partition is in NTFS and your new
partition is FAT32, yopur new partition wont see your old one. If
this is the case, you must convert your FAT32 to NTFS

No, this is completely wrong. First, note that partitions don't see other
partitions, or anything else. It's the operating system that sees or doesn't
see partitions.

Second, Windows XP can see NTFS, FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32 in any and all
combinations, regardless of what file system it itself is installed on.

 

[Guest]

Hi

The second partition is in NTFS too. I already took ownership of the second
partition and now with Windows Explorer I can see only MSOCache folder in the
second partition.
What should I do now?

Thank you
Sorin