Re: Corrupt NTFS File System

> I have a 200GB hard drive that has crashed. I cannot access it from
> windows XP and when running chkdsk, I get this:
>
> WARNING! F parameter not specified.
> Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.
> Corrupt master file table. CHKDSK aborted.
>
>
> So it looks like my files system is corrupted. I thought that there
> was always a backup file system in case the master ever got messed up
> so my question is, how do I copy the backup file system to the master
> file system and hopefully restore the drive?
>
> Is there a utility out there that I could use?

Another 48bit-LBA victim?
CHKDSK is NOT your friend.
System Restore does not protect you in case of disk corruption (like 137GB
roll-over).
You have to rely on proper backup.

Yes, professional data recovery service.


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