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January 5, 2003 at 08:21 AM
peikko_nilsson

FAT32 just dissapeared! Help!

by peikko_nilsson . Updated 23 years, 6 months ago

Hello to all.

I just found out that upon starting my computer,
it refused to boot.

Usage of a systemboot-disk revealed that my HD somehow had compleatly lost its FAT32-partition.
How this has happened I have no idea.
(boken drive?/virus?)

New to FAT32/Disk Partitions (I am more of an graphics-artist than an IT-support person) I am now unsure how to proceed.

Does this sudden loss/destruction of FAT32 mean that:

1) The HD is broken and the data stored there will be lost forever.

2) A new FAT32 could be assigned to the drive
but all current data would be lost. or

3) A new FAT32 could be assigned to the drive
AND current data still beeing accessable?

I am desperate to get some advice.

Also:
In caseHD-data cannot be recovered any easy manner, is there any PROFESSIONAL specialists who can recover data from such drives?
I had a lot of computer-art on my HD I now fear
I lost forever =(

So please, ANY advice would be really helpful.
Sorrymy poor English.
Thanks in advance.

-Hugo

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