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    allanellaandrea Posts: 7, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 15, 2010, 02:12 AM
    Chkdsk
    After pressing enter it began to say deleting orphan files. What does this mean? Does it mean it is erasing all the files in my hard drive?
    I am trying to click now the drive and it states that the parameter is incorrect? What should I do?
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    Curlyben Posts: 18,514, Reputation: 1860
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    Sep 15, 2010, 02:14 AM
    It means it's tidying up junk on your system.
    You CANNOT run a full check disc on C drive while the system is running.
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    allanellaandrea Posts: 7, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 15, 2010, 02:23 AM
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    Hi curlyben. Actually I am not checking a C drive. I am checking an external dirve.
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    allanellaandrea Posts: 7, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 15, 2010, 02:24 AM
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    The problem is my external hard drive. Every time I click on it it says the disk is corrupt and inaccesible. What should I do now?
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    allanellaandrea Posts: 7, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 15, 2010, 02:27 AM
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    Now after doing chkdsk/f on my external drive it says windows cannot recover master file table chkdsk aborted.
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    morgaine300 Posts: 6,561, Reputation: 276
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    Sep 15, 2010, 02:02 PM

    Please scroll down and use the reply box to reply to posts rather than using that little comment box.
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    cdad Posts: 12,700, Reputation: 1438
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    Sep 15, 2010, 04:05 PM

    Are you using this drive and depend on it or do you have files you need to recover? You need to rebuild the FAT for that drive. FAT = File Allocation Table. So the drive understands the information that is on it and allow you to access it.
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    Sep 15, 2010, 04:13 PM
    The master file table is critical and is needed to access the files. Try GetDataBack Data Recovery 3.3

    GetDataBack Data Recovery - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

    This is only a trial, but it will scan your External HD, and let you know if the files are recoverable, if they are u can purchase it or look for a similar program that might be free.

    If you do recover the files, copy them to your PC's hard drive and then format the external HD.

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