Root directory hiding all entries

[James Cameron]

I have a system with Win2K server SP4. Two drives, C: and D:, both
NTFS. Drive C: is OK. On drive D:, opening Windows Explorer shows no
files, even with show hidden/all file types etc set. There is data on
the drive, including an Exchange 2K installation, that runs OK. If
you go to a DOS prompt, at D:\> if you do DIR you get 'no files'. We
KNOW there is a Program Files folder, and if we do "cd \Program Files"
we get a visible D:\Program Files prompt, and then everything in there
and below is visible. Same for any known directory from the root. At
D:\> prompt, you can do "md test". If you then do DIR the "test"
folder doesn't show, you get "no files" again. But you can do "cd
test" and then the prompt shows as D:\test>

I have tried running attrib -s -h -r on all files including subdirs.
I cannot get the root folder to show anything no matter what I do.

Login is as administrator and root folder shows full permissions.

Has anyone any ideas on this please?

 

[Dave Patrick]

You'll probably want to back it up as soon as possible, then run
chkdsk /f
against the drive.

 

[Overlord]

I have a system with Win2K server SP4. Two drives, C: and D:, both
NTFS. Drive C: is OK. On drive D:, opening Windows Explorer shows no
files, even with show hidden/all file types etc set. There is data on
the drive, including an Exchange 2K installation, that runs OK. If
you go to a DOS prompt, at D:\> if you do DIR you get 'no files'. We
KNOW there is a Program Files folder, and if we do "cd \Program Files"
we get a visible D:\Program Files prompt, and then everything in there
and below is visible. Same for any known directory from the root. At
D:\> prompt, you can do "md test". If you then do DIR the "test"
folder doesn't show, you get "no files" again. But you can do "cd
test" and then the prompt shows as D:\test>

Try dir /a T* to get your test dir

I have tried running attrib -s -h -r on all files including subdirs.
I cannot get the root folder to show anything no matter what I do.

Instead of attrib -a -h -r
type attrib

Login is as administrator and root folder shows full permissions.

Has anyone any ideas on this please?

Ideas to see stuff.... no ideas to fix it. Does the root have System access in security?

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