I know, you're right. I'm just very frustrated. I'm so mad at myself. I spent hours organizing everything into logical folders, deleting useless stuff, etc, with the sole purpose in mind of putting everything on CDs for backup and didn't want to waste space with stuff I didn't really want. Problem is, I never took that last step and got them backed up.
I do have some backup files with a .bdf extension. Unfortunately, I can't remember what program I used to back them up (freeware for sure), and it was on the damaged drive anyway. I don't know how it works. If I would figure out which program I used, maybe it could open the backup stuff--dunno. Thanks a lot for your suggestions, Diane --- In [email protected], Donk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think running checkdisk was a mistake - it was the normal way to > troubleshoot your problem. I think from the beginning of the thread it > was pretty likely that your hard drive had become defective. The first > time you ran checkdisk you mentioned that it had found problems and > fixed them. The way checkdisk "fixes" defective sectors is that it > simply makes them invisible to Windows so that Windows won't try to use > them anymore. It then tries to recover any data it can from those bad > sectors, and puts what it finds into files called .chk. Lots of times > these files are useless - like bits of text from a Word document, or > bits of data from an image file. But sometimes you can recover a > complete file from these. You can try the methods of recovery that were > already mentioned - here's another site with some suggestions: > http://www.ericphelps.com/uncheck/ . > > Anyway, Checkdisk didn't erase or change any of the data that was on the > bad sectors it found. It's all still there, but I would imagine it was, > and still is, unreadable. You can still try a data-recovery program to > get it back. Here's a list of some free ones (I've never tried any of > them), or maybe someone else will suggest a good one. Just because you > saw the file names scroll by as the anti-virus scanner ran doesn't mean > the complete file is still there -but maybe it is. > > Sorry if you've lost any data. This same thing happened to me maybe 3 > times before a finally forced myself into a regular backup routine. > Good luck, > Donk > > > pekoe4849 wrote: > > Jim, > > > > They are 'sort of' there. Obviously running CHKDSK was a mistake. It > > converted all the files to .chk files, so most are probably > > unreadable--even if I can find them. I downloaded the UnCheck program > > and ran it, but it said it couldn't find any; yet I saw the file names > > scroll by as the virus/trojan scanner was scanning. I hate losing the > > data I had on that drive, but I'm sick about losing the pictures that > > can't be replaced. > > > > Diane > > > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
