Storage Solutions Gparted crashed. Whole HDD got unallocated.

Sudarshan_SMD · Jun 3, 2009

Hello,

I had a 250GB single HDD in my system. Just got a 160GB HDD today.

I installed XP on first parition(15GB) of 160GB HDD. I had all my stuff GAMES, WALLPIES, SETUPS,etc on 250GB HDD.

250GB HDD had first & second partition as 15GB & 25GB meant for OS (NTFS)& then were 90GB(multimedia)(NTFS), 100GB(Games)(NTFS),12GB(OS)(ETX3 +Linux swap).

I removed all OS from 250GB HDD & went to 160GB HDD.

Installed XP on 15GB partition of 160GB HDD.

I had planned to make 250GB HDD meant for storage only.

So booted Ubuntu Live CD & was on Gparted.

First i umnounted OS drives from 250GB HDD

then unallocated then.

Then i was unmounting 90GB & 100GB partitions.

First 90GB was unmounted safely

Then while unmounting 100GB partition Gpated crashed

After than it's showing whole 250GB as unallocated, NO any partitions

even after booting from XP, i didn't get to see partitions on 250GB HDD.

So, Is my all data gone?

Can i recover it?

PS: I haven't Formatted drive.

Gparted crashed while unmounting drives & then whole 250GB HDD was unallocated.

Edit:- have added drive formats.

250GB has very Important data like, my Photographs, save games, Project work,etc which are really important.

Movies, Audio, wallpapers, Setups, drivers,etc i can get again anytime, but not the above data

linuxtechie · Jun 3, 2009

Awwww man! I hate this kind of situation! All I can say is all the best.

~LT

Dark Star · Jun 3, 2009

So booted Ubuntu Live CD & was on Gparted.

First i umnounted OS drives from 250GB HDD

then unallocated then.

Then i was unmounting 90GB & 100GB partitions.

First 90GB was unmounted safely

Then while unmounting 100GB partition Gpated crashed

WTH you did ? Unallocated them :S

Installer unmount all the drives partition by itself...

Anyways data is there . Boot again and see if partitions are available under Places Menu.. If yes install testdisk in the lie cd Ubuntu -- Package Search Results -- testdisk

Ok now open terminal do

Code:

sudo testdisk

Now do these

1. Enter Create .

2. Proceed

3. Intel/PC Partition

4. Analyse

5. Quick Search

6. Enter and Write ..

Reboot and see if it works.. If not do deeper search..

Post the output of

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

max_demon · Jun 3, 2009

there is testdisk for msdos too . look for ultimate boot cd , it is under filesystem tools .

recovered my entire partition table of 500 GB HDD with 6 partition .

it is more powerful than it seems , we can recover partition by cluster size cylinders etc.

The Sauron · Jun 3, 2009

I can help you in recovering whole data on 250GB drive, no need to worry

its just corruption in partition table.
First of all dont try any repair/data recovery attempt on 250GB disk just leave as its and..
Download "Partition Table Doctor 3.5" here..
Partition Recovery Software: Partition Repair; Partition Undelete; Recover deleted or lost partition.
Now go to rebuild partition table

Select interactive mode for rebuilding partition table..

after completing search select known partition for rebuilding table.

Save and exit PTTD reboot system

you did it man gone data is back :clap:
Whole process is 15 minute work.

been a linux user i recovered data many times by PTTD.

Sudarshan_SMD · Jun 3, 2009

@darky: I have alredy tried using XP & ubuntu live CD , but partition is not showned.

Also i tried botting XP onto 250GB HDD. while choosing drive space it shows whole HDD as unallocated.

@virus32win

will try it, ur post has given me lots of hopes:clap:

himanshuaieee · Jun 3, 2009

Ouch..... A real bad situation here.......

I pray your data gets recovered ...Atleast the important ones....

Best of Luck....

Regards....

Dark Star · Jun 3, 2009

^^Try the testdisk

Lol . .Unallocated unallocated. Did I said you to see it again in installer or gparted ?

Check the Menu .. Places Menu in the top panel and see if they are visible..

Sudarshan_SMD · Jun 4, 2009

virus32win said:
I can help you in recovering whole data on 250GB drive, no need to worry its just corruption in partition table.
Save and exit PTTD reboot system you did it man gone data is back :clap:
Whole process is 15 minute work.

been a linux user i recovered data many times by PTTD.

woooohhooo it working:clap:
Thanks a TON.

It was good for me, that i kept HDD as it is w/o any modifications to partitions or formatting. Otherwise i would have been screwed a bad time

blackheart · Jul 12, 2009

virus32win

^^

hey thnks u r method really wrks ..........

u saved my a$$ man .......

thnks a lot.

Storage Solutions Gparted crashed. Whole HDD got unallocated.

@maxdemon