PQ-Magic, unaccessible logical drives: RAW?

[Fajar Suryawan]

Hi,

I'm using WIndows XP Pro SP2. I'm using Partition Magic 8.01.
I have 4 partitions on my single physical drive: C, D, E, and F.

I resized my C partition using PQ Magic. It was smooth and successful
in enlarging C. But now my other partitions are unaccessible. I
clicked "Browse partition" and those drives showed nothing. When I
tried to convert one partition logical from FAT32 to NTFS (using
"Convert partition"), the Command Window showed this:

CONVERT is not available for RAW drives.
Press any key to continue . . .

When using CHKDSK it responded:

The type of the file system is RAW.
CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives.

Press any key to continue . . .


In the right pane, however, the size, the space used, the space left
are still showing the correct values. Even when I clicked "Split
partition", it still displays the valid directory structure. But in
Windows Explorer the logical partitions are unaccessible and
"unformatted".

Any idea how to get my data back?

Thanks before

Fajar

 

[Galen]

In

Any idea how to get my data back?

You ask if there's any way to get your data back. Data that was on the
drives before you started partitioning them? Maybe, you'll need some third
party sofware to do that though.

To get the drives to work you need to select the format option with
Partition Magic. It has a nifty wizard that's pretty effective and will
guide you through the process. This isn't really an XP/Windows support issue
though so for more help on that subject you can see them but I have told you
all you really need to know. Just format the partitions that you want to the
data storage type that you want (FAT, FAT32, or NTFS for instance) and you
should be all set. RAW formatted drives don't do any good to an operating
system and thus can't be checked for errors and the like.

Galen
--

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in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial
stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
mental exaltation." -- Sherlock Holmes

 

[David Vair]

I think you can use PM to check the partitions for errors and correct errors.

 

[Guest]

On some drive programs, ANY resizing wipes them all clean.