Is there a ctrl-Z for disk partitioning?
February 13, 2005 1:31 AM Subscribe
Um, oops.
So I changed my disk partition a bit, changing my big data drive to a 'logical' partition of the same file-type (without changing the start or endpoint of the partition), and now Windows isn't recognizing it... Is there a good way to undo this horrible thing? The data should definitely still be there - no actual formatting occurred, just a changing of the partition table. Is there a way to undo this?
So I changed my disk partition a bit, changing my big data drive to a 'logical' partition of the same file-type (without changing the start or endpoint of the partition), and now Windows isn't recognizing it... Is there a good way to undo this horrible thing? The data should definitely still be there - no actual formatting occurred, just a changing of the partition table. Is there a way to undo this?
Yes, there's a way, but you need to be very very careful. Read up on rewriting the partition table. Brool's suggestion with Knoppix is one way to do that.
posted by Nelson at 5:26 PM on February 13, 2005
posted by Nelson at 5:26 PM on February 13, 2005
I did the same thing. I called microsoft technical support which did not request a product serial or anything. The technician took remote control of my machine and fixed it.
posted by StickyCarpet at 6:44 PM on February 13, 2005
posted by StickyCarpet at 6:44 PM on February 13, 2005
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posted by brool at 2:02 AM on February 13, 2005