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Dynamic Disk
Name: zokini Date: July 9, 2008 at 01:10:36 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 2 Product: 865gbf
Comment:
I have 80 GB old Hard Disk , after i converted it to Dynamic Disk and the data get lost by wrong because i did not read the pop-up message which says " you will lost your data if is converted" , So Can i recover my lost data back?
System Model : AWRDACPI SYSTEM TYPE: X86-based PC sys manifac...INTELR
Name: OtheHill Date: July 9, 2008 at 05:15:13 Pacific
Reply:
Are you using WinXP home or pro? Are you using at least SP1?
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Response Number 2
Name: zokini Date: July 9, 2008 at 05:22:34 Pacific
Reply:
im using XP Prof.SP2
System Model : AWRDACPI SYSTEM TYPE: X86-based PC sys manifac...INTELR
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Response Number 3
Name: OtheHill Date: July 9, 2008 at 05:55:34 Pacific
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I can't find any indication that data would be lost if converting a basic disk to a dynamic disk.
Are you sure you didn't attempt to convert ONE partition of a basic disk?
Have you looked in Disk Management to see what is there?
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Response Number 4
Name: Cuffy Date: July 9, 2008 at 06:46:50 Pacific
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http://tinyurl.com/5r7rkc They say they can recover it. I'm doubtful! I've never used this software so I make no recommendations. I've always considered Dynamic disks a problem and not a solution and would never convert any of my drives to Dynamic Disc. YMMV
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Response Number 5
Name: jefro Date: July 9, 2008 at 16:14:02 Pacific
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The popup should have only said you may not be able to access it with OS's that can't read dynamic disks.
"Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, are in my top 10
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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill Date: July 9, 2008 at 16:33:21 Pacific
Reply:
jefro
That is what is confusing to me. You can't reverse the conversion but I don't think existing files on a basic disk are damaged due to the conversion.
Conversion wouldn' work at all if the disk had been formatted FAT32 would it?
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Response Number 7
Name: Intel 80486 (by meisinscotland) Date: July 9, 2008 at 22:09:38 Pacific
Reply:
"I have 80 GB old Hard Disk , after i converted it to Dynamic Disk and the data get lost by wrong because i did not read the pop-up message which says " you will lost your data if is converted" , So Can i recover my lost data back?"
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