Need ntfs file recovery prog for dying hd

cookiebun · October 28th, 2009, 12:19 AM

Hi.
Can some one recommend good program to repair the files on an ntfs hard drive so that they can be burned to dvd? Every time I boot this pc Windows says "one of your drives needs to be checked for consistency" Chkdsk proceeds to run and trashes the files it claims it "repaired". I've had to delete several gigs of files thanks to that. Funny, the files were fine till chkdsk got hold of them. I still have over 200 gigs of stuff on this drive I like to save if possible. I can access the drive, and move the files to another drive if I only move a few small files at a time. I tried to move a large folder of avis this morning. In over 4 hours only 3 gigs out 38 gigs had been transfered. Context menus on this drive are very slow to respond as well. I tried just burning the stuff to dvd but they all fail verification. I've got some trial versions of recovery programs installed. Data Doctor Recovery is one. I'd pay for it if I were sure it would work. Any ideas, recommendations, suggestions? I'm no good at the command line and I'm not to savvy on all the hd technobable. I need some thing fairly simple to use. MY 98 GIGS OF TOP GEAR ARE ON THIS DRIVE. HELP!!
Thanks.
Os= xp pro, MFT seems to be the problem with the files.

awdrifter · October 28th, 2009, 1:06 AM

I used GetDataBack with pretty good results, but the downside it you need an empty hdd to temporarily store the data, it can't directly burn file to DVD.

Steve Levin · October 28th, 2009, 1:32 AM

Maybe use something like Norton Ghost to dump an image of the drive to a new drive? Then you can use the new drive as your primary and fix it all up?

Steve

October 28th, 2009, 12:19 AM	#1
cookiebun Not A Dude Joined: Mar 8th, 2008 Last Online: November 1st, 2009 Posts: 149 Car: a bad one Rep Power: 10	Need ntfs file recovery prog for dying hd Hi. Can some one recommend good program to repair the files on an ntfs hard drive so that they can be burned to dvd? Every time I boot this pc Windows says "one of your drives needs to be checked for consistency" Chkdsk proceeds to run and trashes the files it claims it "repaired". I've had to delete several gigs of files thanks to that. Funny, the files were fine till chkdsk got hold of them. I still have over 200 gigs of stuff on this drive I like to save if possible. I can access the drive, and move the files to another drive if I only move a few small files at a time. I tried to move a large folder of avis this morning. In over 4 hours only 3 gigs out 38 gigs had been transfered. Context menus on this drive are very slow to respond as well. I tried just burning the stuff to dvd but they all fail verification. I've got some trial versions of recovery programs installed. Data Doctor Recovery is one. I'd pay for it if I were sure it would work. Any ideas, recommendations, suggestions? I'm no good at the command line and I'm not to savvy on all the hd technobable. I need some thing fairly simple to use. MY 98 GIGS OF TOP GEAR ARE ON THIS DRIVE. HELP!! Thanks. Os= xp pro, MFT seems to be the problem with the files. Last edited by cookiebun; October 28th, 2009 at 12:30 AM. Reason: additional info.

October 28th, 2009, 1:06 AM	#2
awdrifter Joined: Aug 29th, 2004 Last Online: 5:06 PM Posts: 1,956 Rep Power: 47	I used GetDataBack with pretty good results, but the downside it you need an empty hdd to temporarily store the data, it can't directly burn file to DVD. __________________ TP

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October 28th, 2009, 1:32 AM	#3
Steve Levin Master of Disaster Joined: Jun 7th, 2006 Last Online: 8:33 PM Location: Sunnyvale, California Posts: 1,073 Car: Spec Racer Ford! Rep Power: 52	Maybe use something like Norton Ghost to dump an image of the drive to a new drive? Then you can use the new drive as your primary and fix it all up? Steve

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