bachrocks Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Can anyone help me? I lost some music files I ripped and I'm not sure if it was a HD beginning-to-fail issue or come kind of virus. Here's the story. Western Digital external HD. Files cataloged in folders alphabetically. Suddenly, the folders Q - Z are gone. And interestingly, I can access all of my other files except those in the folder labeled "H." When I try to open that folder, the computer tells me the disc is not formatted. I ran recovery software, which interestingly, showed the files I had previously deleted as recoverable, but there was no sight of any of the current files from the disappearing Q - Z folders. I'm running Windows XP on a Sony FZ series Viao laptop. thanks, ron Link to comment
bachrocks Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Unfortunately, I don't use iTunes. I attach the drive to my WD HD Media Player directly and use its player. But I don't think the media player is the cause although I could surely be wrong. What is so strange is that one folder, the H folder, reports the disk is unformatted. The rest of the A-P folders are fine. Only the Q-Z folders disappeared. Anyhow, I am so happy you replied to my plea as I felt a little abandoned. I've only used the drive to copy some of the files onto another HD. When I get time, I"m gonna' investigate more closely. thanks again, ron Link to comment
bachrocks Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 esldude, Thanks a bundle for your advice. I've been busy with work and haven't been reading too much on CA so didn't see your comment until tonight. Luckily, I thought to give the windows' Error Checking utility. It took 12 hours or so to scan the drive, but after it finished, I was totally floored to see that all the file were back and intact. I think the master file(s) that index the drive somehow became corrupted. In any case, I am so happy to have resolved this favorably. thank you again ron Link to comment
bachrocks Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks Chris! Usually, I eject teh disc before disconnecting, but I must admit, before I learned about turning off the media library indexing feature, I'd sometimes get impatient and disconnect drive improperly in mild disgust Now, more than ever, I'll follow the rules to avoid losing files. Happy New Year, ron Link to comment
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