Partition Error

binj112 · 11-13-2005, 07:47 PM

My friend recently tried to merge his two hard drive partitions in to one today (he has one hard drive) using Partition Magic 8.

He left it to work its magic but came back and found it had an error and to press any key. When he did the computer restarted and to his relief windows loaded to the desktop. But to his dismay on My Computer his partition with all; of his work, music and videos has gone. Below is the bottom bit of the log with the errors shown. Basically Im wondering if its gone forever or can it be retrieved back. (He didnt create a rescue disk).

Cheers

Ben

phyRead: Passed in buffer was not 8-byte aligned.NTFS Merge Left: [OFFSET2] error 1520
pqLogRead - Sector out of range: Sector=204812632, NumSects=8, PartNumSects=115346637.
NTFS_FILESYSTEM::UnInit failed writing MFT bitmap (Error 56)
pqLogUnlock (pqhandle == 0) ...
Partition is Quarantined. Release logical lock only.
pqLogUnlock complete (pqRet == PQ_OK)
ExecuteList: Error 1520 executing operation 1 of 1
TagBatchFileProcessed ... Error 1520 executing operation 1 of 1
pqLogLock (pqhandle == 0) ...
Partition is quarantined or dismounted. Set logical lock only.
pqLogLock complete (pqRet == PQ_OK)
pqFileOpen - File: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\PQ_BATCH.PQB. Used PQ I/O. Flags 0x104. Open succeeded.
pqLogUnlock (pqhandle == 0) ...
Partition is Quarantined.
Release logical lock only.
pqLogUnlock complete (pqRet == PQ_OK)

TagBatchFileProcessed complete (pqRet == 0).

binj112 · 11-13-2005, 08:46 PM

bump

[-0MEGA-] · 11-13-2005, 08:54 PM

No need to bump a thread so soon, but from reading that error it seems like the program "quarentined" that partition. What the size of your hard drive (include all partitions that you can see), and whats the space of your hard drive suppose to be?

binj112 · 11-13-2005, 09:00 PM

disk is a 160GB Maxtor partitioned into C:\ which is 100GB and D:\ which WAS 60GB. but now i have C:\ at a 100GB and 60GB Unallocated space. and the data from D is gone.

vortmax · 11-13-2005, 09:35 PM

data is still there. the file aloction table just says it isn't. I once recovered from something like this by manually editing the FAT table. Wasn't fun at all and I forget the specifics of how to do it. I would say Google file recovery software, but I'm sure someone here will post a link.

binj112 · 11-14-2005, 05:18 PM

my drive is set to NTFS, does'nt that make it impossible to edit the FAT table?? any hints as to specfic software titles preferrably freeware? Bloody Partition magic :-(

vortmax · 11-14-2005, 05:51 PM

No. The Fat table is the file allocation table. All file systems use one. Google file recovery software and do a search on these boards. I know it's been discussed more then a few times.

Inaam · 09-04-2006, 12:20 PM

how do i edit the fat tables and is there a way to get my files back.

SirKenin · 09-04-2006, 03:47 PM

NTFS doesn't have a FAT. It has an MFT. Not that it matters too much, I just wanted to set the record straight.

To answer your question, I use Stellar Phoenix to recover data like that. It is very effective.

11-13-2005, 07:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
binj112 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 34	Partition Error My friend recently tried to merge his two hard drive partitions in to one today (he has one hard drive) using Partition Magic 8. He left it to work its magic but came back and found it had an error and to press any key. When he did the computer restarted and to his relief windows loaded to the desktop. But to his dismay on My Computer his partition with all; of his work, music and videos has gone. Below is the bottom bit of the log with the errors shown. Basically Im wondering if its gone forever or can it be retrieved back. (He didnt create a rescue disk). Cheers Ben phyRead: Passed in buffer was not 8-byte aligned.NTFS Merge Left: [OFFSET2] error 1520 pqLogRead - Sector out of range: Sector=204812632, NumSects=8, PartNumSects=115346637. NTFS_FILESYSTEM::UnInit failed writing MFT bitmap (Error 56) pqLogUnlock (pqhandle == 0) ... Partition is Quarantined. Release logical lock only. pqLogUnlock complete (pqRet == PQ_OK) ExecuteList: Error 1520 executing operation 1 of 1 TagBatchFileProcessed ... Error 1520 executing operation 1 of 1 pqLogLock (pqhandle == 0) ... Partition is quarantined or dismounted. Set logical lock only. pqLogLock complete (pqRet == PQ_OK) pqFileOpen - File: C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\PQ_BATCH.PQB. Used PQ I/O. Flags 0x104. Open succeeded. pqLogUnlock (pqhandle == 0) ... Partition is Quarantined. Release logical lock only. pqLogUnlock complete (pqRet == PQ_OK) TagBatchFileProcessed complete (pqRet == 0). __________________ My System: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ AM2 1GB DDR2 RAM Liteon DVDRW Writer ASUS AM2 Motherboard Nvidia 6600GT 128MB PCI-E Xerox 19" Widescreen TFT Casecom Generic Case Casecome 400W PSU

11-13-2005, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
binj112 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 34	bump __________________ My System: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ AM2 1GB DDR2 RAM Liteon DVDRW Writer ASUS AM2 Motherboard Nvidia 6600GT 128MB PCI-E Xerox 19" Widescreen TFT Casecom Generic Case Casecome 400W PSU

11-13-2005, 08:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Goffstown, NH Age: 21 Posts: 28,943	No need to bump a thread so soon, but from reading that error it seems like the program "quarentined" that partition. What the size of your hard drive (include all partitions that you can see), and whats the space of your hard drive suppose to be? __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 300GB Raptor // 2x 750GB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

11-13-2005, 09:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
binj112 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 34	disk is a 160GB Maxtor partitioned into C:\ which is 100GB and D:\ which WAS 60GB. but now i have C:\ at a 100GB and 60GB Unallocated space. and the data from D is gone. __________________ My System: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ AM2 1GB DDR2 RAM Liteon DVDRW Writer ASUS AM2 Motherboard Nvidia 6600GT 128MB PCI-E Xerox 19" Widescreen TFT Casecom Generic Case Casecome 400W PSU

11-13-2005, 09:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
vortmax Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 27 Posts: 619	data is still there. the file aloction table just says it isn't. I once recovered from something like this by manually editing the FAT table. Wasn't fun at all and I forget the specifics of how to do it. I would say Google file recovery software, but I'm sure someone here will post a link. __________________ Asus A7N8x delux Nforce 2 AMD Athlon 2800+ (barton core) 512 meg Corsair DDR 400 Gainward G-force FX 5200 Dell 6000i Intel Pentium M 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB) ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 64MB HyperMemory 1 gig DDR2 PC2-3200 Music server: AMD K6 500 MHz 128 Meg RAM Onkyo HT-R520 Reciever 6.1 DTS ES & Dolby Digital EX

11-14-2005, 05:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
binj112 Bronze Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 34	my drive is set to NTFS, does'nt that make it impossible to edit the FAT table?? any hints as to specfic software titles preferrably freeware? Bloody Partition magic :-( __________________ My System: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ AM2 1GB DDR2 RAM Liteon DVDRW Writer ASUS AM2 Motherboard Nvidia 6600GT 128MB PCI-E Xerox 19" Widescreen TFT Casecom Generic Case Casecome 400W PSU

11-14-2005, 05:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
vortmax Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 27 Posts: 619	No. The Fat table is the file allocation table. All file systems use one. Google file recovery software and do a search on these boards. I know it's been discussed more then a few times. __________________ Asus A7N8x delux Nforce 2 AMD Athlon 2800+ (barton core) 512 meg Corsair DDR 400 Gainward G-force FX 5200 Dell 6000i Intel Pentium M 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB) ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 64MB HyperMemory 1 gig DDR2 PC2-3200 Music server: AMD K6 500 MHz 128 Meg RAM Onkyo HT-R520 Reciever 6.1 DTS ES & Dolby Digital EX

09-04-2006, 12:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Inaam New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1	how do i edit the fat tables and is there a way to get my files back.

09-04-2006, 03:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	NTFS doesn't have a FAT. It has an MFT. Not that it matters too much, I just wanted to set the record straight. To answer your question, I use Stellar Phoenix to recover data like that. It is very effective.

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