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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: joggerman1 on July 22, 2009, 07:44:11 PM

Title: Linux to XP
Post by: joggerman1 on July 22, 2009, 07:44:11 PM

I installed Linux to my computer and later switched to XP. i had some data stored on an external drive and now cannot access the information on that drive. The computer DOES recognize the drive, but it is noted as "unallocated." I also cannot access the files when I use a Linux operating system. Can anyone help?

Title: Re: Linux to XP
Post by: GX1_Man on July 22, 2009, 07:50:15 PM

How old a drive was it and how hard a life did it have?

Was this external drive formatted as NTFS?

I am assuming nothing else is available on that drive. When you right click on the drive and choose Properties, dows it show up as "RAW"?

Title: Re: Linux to XP
Post by: 2x3i5x on July 22, 2009, 09:42:53 PM

does it work with any other computer? Would another computer be able to read the external drive so you can retrieve the stuff out of it? Maybe a long shot but worth a try anyway.  :)