Foad Adnani asks:
I have a 500GB internal hard disk formatted to NTFS which for some reason sometimes appears as RAW. Here is a screenshot of what shows up when Windows reports RAW instead of NTFS:
When this happens the files still on disk are still ok, but I have to fix it using Parted Magic. I run the software from the boot menu, the software repairs everything. Then I reboot the PC, start Windows 7 and the disk is back to NTFS.
But still, this happens again and I have to repair it all over again. What might cause this and how can I sort it out?
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System: Windows
Tagged: .raw, file system, internal drive, ntfs, partition, windows tips
System: Windows
Tagged: .raw, file system, internal drive, ntfs, partition, windows tips
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Rakesh Mishra
December 2, 2012u can check for v viris infecation on your pc as due to virus attack sometimes this happens
i have microsoft security essentials …malwarebytes ..iObit malware fighter … i dont think a problem this protectors
December 2, 2012ha14
December 2, 2012try to run chkdsk on the hard drive
perhaps partition table is corrupted try testdisk
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
Hard Drive turned Raw after Fresh OS install
http://forum.cgsecurity.org/phpBB3/hard-drive-turned-raw-after-fresh-os-install-t513.html
i have testdisk and i repair anything but not delete partition still have problem
December 2, 2012i think the /media/sdb1 or /dev/sdb1 have problem Unfortunately i now nothing about how disk run from bios to root and os
December 2, 2012perhaps hdd regeneraor can help but it is shareware
http://www.abstradrome.com/
you could plug the hard drive in another pc and see if works?
December 3, 2012Jim Chambers
December 2, 2012Try windows version of HDD diagnostic software available on drive manufacturers support webpage. Is the drive getting louder or making odd sounds? Also try to improve cooling airflow around drive.
drive ok no file gone just the patch turn to raw … i try it to other OS its ok … i want to now whats the problem and way i cant fix it without format disk
December 2, 2012rohit pandey
December 3, 2012there are various factors:
virus infection,Power surge,wrong way shut-down,bad sector,mistakes at the time of partition…..
Yeah, agree.
December 3, 2012yeah when i shut-down pc in next time i turn it on my partition become RAW … so how can fix it
December 3, 2012Douglas Mutay
December 4, 2012Use EaseUS Data Recovery and follow instruction given. http://www.easeus.com/resource/raw-file-system-to-ntfs.htm
dose this best way to fix the problem!
December 4, 2012FIDELIS
December 5, 2012Hello, if this keeps happening all the time, chances are there is something very wrong with your drive. You might want to start checking connections first. Also, you might want to try software like the following:
Spinrite:
http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm
HDD regenerator:
http://www.dposoft.net/hdd.html
Both of the software above are paid. There is a free version of something simmilar but I have never used it:
HDAT2:
http://www.hdat2.com/
You can also start by downloading the diagnostic tools provided by harddrive manufacturer from their website and see what they say
dhanunjayarao chunduri
December 6, 2012virus infection,Power surge,wrong way shut-down,bad sector,mistakes at the time of partition…..
Shahbaz Amin
December 6, 2012I don’t think its anything to do with virus infection or malware. Just a hardware issue probably..best just keep it simple and use Windows disk management to fix it.
Hope this problem stops appearing in future…
Foad Adnani
December 6, 2012no fix so i bang it with my gun and now its broken …not import . hell the files 500G nice and good but tnx for advice …its nothing i can handling ..live is to amazing but peace of nothing not amazing how cares sooo by
thats bad sometimes software do not fix if it is related to hardware problem and this could be the case. Only solution is backup
December 6, 2012Giggity Goebbels
December 8, 2012I think it is corrupted.backup the files on another drive,and reformat the hard drive.then paste the files back