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    Cannot open my folder

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    by me ·

    Hi,

    I’ve just tried to install Windows XP Pro and everything went fine until it got to “checking disks”. When it got to 50% my PC froze and when I re-started, XP tried to install again… until the 50% and froze again. Now I have cancelled the install and gone into my drive, to find some of my folders are no longer a folder and are now just a file.

    CHKDSK both before the install and now say no errors on the drive

    Is there anyway I can get my folders back?

    Thanks for any help.

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    • #2715821

      Reply To: Cannot open my folder

      by jireland607 ·

      In reply to Cannot open my folder

      Do the files have an extension name? It is possible that your folders have been compressed during installation.

    • #2715809

      Reply To: Cannot open my folder

      by me ·

      In reply to Cannot open my folder

      Hi,

      The only thing I get when looking at the properties is a General tab, Sharing & Customize have gone and the information is,

      Faulty folder is,
      Type of file: File

      And a working folder is,
      Type of file: File Folder

      Thanks for the reply.

    • #2718451

      Reply To: Cannot open my folder

      by kenv ·

      In reply to Cannot open my folder

      It’s been a while since I installed XP but I thought it did the disk check (and the conversion to NTFS) very early in the install. Were the folders created in a previous O/S?
      Ontrack makes a product called EasyRecovery. It’s pretty easy to use and very good.

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