Comments on: Is there a ctrl-Z for disk partitioning?

Question: Is there a ctrl-Z for disk partitioning?

kaibutsu — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 01:31:12 -0800

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?

By: brool

brool — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 02:02:41 -0800

You should be okay. Get a copy of Knoppix, it's a live Unix CD. Boot it up and use cfdisk or fdisk, try changing the partition type back. Partition Manager should also be able to fix this, IIRC. Good luck.

By: Nelson

Nelson — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:26:19 -0800

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.

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:44:37 -0800

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.