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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: JoeMoses on September 21, 2004, 10:01:18 PM

Title: Hard Drive Files Unseeable
Post by: JoeMoses on September 21, 2004, 10:01:18 PM

Here's the short story:
I have 2 hard drives:
C: 20 Gig Western Digital
My C drive has Windows loaded on it.

D: 160 Gig Maxtor Drive
My D drive has all my games, music, pictures, data, etc

I reformated my C drive and reinstalled Windows XP Pro.
Now i cant see some of my files on my D Drive but i can see others. I tried viewing hidden files. The biggest problem is that i cant see my Music and Video's directory. Anyone with any ideas how to fix this please help me out. Thanks before hand.

Title: Re: Hard Drive Files Unseeable
Post by: Raptor on September 22, 2004, 01:31:02 AM

Are the hard drives properly configured?

Title: Re: Hard Drive Files Unseeable
Post by: JoeMoses on September 22, 2004, 01:43:46 PM

Yes the hard drives are properly configered. The wierdest thing is that when viewed in "properties" the D drive claims to have 60 gigs taken up, but when i highlight all the foldiers and files in D drive and check the size it only amounts to 8 gigs.

Title: Re: Hard Drive Files Unseeable
Post by: Computer_Commando on September 22, 2004, 06:39:24 PM

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Yes the hard drives are properly configered...

Windows reports total drive size as???
If not reported as 160GB, problem could be this:
https://maxtor.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/maxtor.cfg/php/enduser/olh_adp.php?p_faqid=344&&p_sid=P4Psr9mh&p_lva=

Title: Re: Hard Drive Files Unseeable
Post by: MalikTous on September 23, 2004, 04:30:36 PM

If you have abolished all file, folder, and extension hides, the full contents of the 154GB drive should show in Windows Explorer. Make sure none of the directories are set with weird bits or anything, and use the superuser... er, System Admin account to dodge any directory permissions or other NTFS user-shielding magics.

Worst case, try it on a Knoppix LiveCD and see if all the files show up...