Cut/Paste interrupted, data loss! Solved

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Hello,  So here is my (serious) problem, I was transferring files (photos, notes, documents...) from a multimedia hard drive (Lacie cinema classic, 1 To) to a small external hard drive (Lacie 500Go) into a specific folder "DD". During the transfer, the small hard drive turned off (I accidentally unplugged the cable that connected it to the PC...) and when I plugged it back in, what was already on the small hard drive is still there, but the folder "DD", where I was transferring my documents, is "damaged or unreadable", and the original folder on the multimedia hard drive is no longer there!!! Basically, I’m left with an empty multimedia hard drive and a folder ("DD") on the small hard drive that is damaged or unreadable... In this DD folder, I was transferring "my life", all my photos from years are in there and I don't know how to recover them... I want to note that I was doing a CUT and paste...  Thank you in advance for your responses and for your help!! HELP!!! =(  Hayden6  PS: I tried the software PC Inspector file Recovery on the small hard drive but it doesn't yield anything =(

bendrop · Answer

Good evening,  First of all, a little advice, when you need to copy a large amount of documents, always do a copy/paste and once that's done you can delete  the source.  To recover your data, try using Recuva https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/19127-recuva/  Best regards.

antipolis a · Answer

Hello.  You no longer see your files on the "multimedia" disk, but they may still be present on that disk.  Try to recover your data with this (efficient, free, and in French): https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/19127-recuva/ It does quite well.  A tutorial for "Recuva": http://poloastucien.free.fr/recuva_h.html  - Install "Recuva" on the PC; - Launch "Recuva"; - Start the search; - Select the files to recover; - For saving the recovery, choose a different storage device than the explored one; - Start the recovery.  If files have been "degraded" by new writes on the device, they will be unusable.

Anonymous user · Answer

Hello, You need to use these data recovery programs on your 1TB external hard drive; there's no point in doing it on the small 500GB external hard drive. Don't put anything back on the 1TB external hard drive until you have completed your research.

Hayden6 · Answer

Hello everyone, and thank you for your responses! =)  I have successfully downloaded Recuva, but the problem is that when I try to run a scan on my multimedia external hard drive, I get an error message: "Failed to analyze the following drive: G:: unable to determine file system type" =/ I'm not sure if that helps, but in the properties, the file system is FAT32.

antipolis a · Answer

I have the impression that your two disks have taken a hit.  To see more clearly: - connect your two disks to your PC; - open the "Disk Management"; - stretch the window so that all the information is visible; - take a screenshot of this window; - drop the screenshot file here:  https://www.cjoint.com/  - and send us the generated link in your next message.

bendrop · Answer

Hello,  Download CrystalDiskInfo https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/6735-crystaldiskinfo/#q=disk+info&cur=1&url=%2F to check the SMART status of your disks. Take a screenshot and post it via cjoint.  Best regards.

bendrop · Answer

Try also to do this:  launch a command prompt, and type this command  chkdsk d: /F (replace d: with the letter corresponding to your drive)  validate with enter.  Regards.

Hayden6 · Answer

https://www.cjoint.com/?DFiwSnty7HR  And there you go, none was passed in RAW though =(   For chkdsk, I almost did it, I had also read that we could use Tuneup Disk Doctor but for these 2 solutions there is apparently a risk of losing data, so I didn't dare to try it =S (the chkdsk command is indeed good for repairing the damaged "zones", isn't it? ^^ so I don't say anything stupid... or not too much... ^^)

antipolis a · Answer

I assume that: - disk 1 is the small external disk, formatted in NTFS - disk 2, the "multimedia" formatted in FAT32. No issues, no partition in RAW.   Hayden6 June 8, 2014 at 10:37 => "Failed to analyze the following drive: G:: unable to determine the file system type" It's possible that this disk is not healthy.  You can check its state and performance with this (free): https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/11625-hd-tune/  Click on the "Benchmark" tab. Then click on the "Start" button. "HDTune" will measure the transfer rate (blue graph) and access time (yellow graph).  Click on the "+Health" tab. You will see the SMART data displayed. If there are any displays in red, then there is a problem.  Click on the "Error Scan" tab. Then click on "Start" (do not check "Quick Scan"). "HDTune" will perform a scan (not repair) of the disk's surface status. Be patient, this scan is very long (1 hour, 2 hours, or more, depending on the size of the disk and the speed of your PC). If there are any markings in red, then there is a problem.   Also check this disk with this (free): https://www.commentcamarche.net/telecharger/utilitaires/6735-crystaldiskinfo/   Upload the screenshots of the various windows to  https://www.cjoint.com/, and send us the generated links. We will take a look.

Hayden6 · Answer

Thank you for your replies!  I'll send you the screenshots tonight!

Hayden6 · Answer

Ultimately, I will only post the first two captures from the analysis done with HD Tune because the one from the "Error Scan" section is still not finished (running for about 4 hours and not halfway through =/ ) But for now, no block is "damaged" ^^  Here is the capture from the "Benchmark" section: https://www.cjoint.com/?DFjvNgcEI7F  And the one from the "+Health" section: but I wonder if it's normal that there is nothing... =/ https://www.cjoint.com/?DFjvOHmdDPK  Thanks again so much for taking the time! =)

antipolis a · Answer

The "Benchmark" is fine.  As for the "+Health", nothing serious. It happens sometimes with external drives. "CrystalDiskInfo" will give us the "SMART" data.

Hayden6 · Answer

Hello,  I've run the "error scan" part (with HD Tune) three times, but it stops halfway =/  As for CrystalDiskInfo, either it doesn't detect my multimedia external hard drive (even though it's visible in "My Computer"), or it shows this: https://www.cjoint.com/?DFlkZoXyl2h  I'm starting to despair =( ^^

Hayden6 · Answer

I tried HD Tune again and here's the result Oo https://www.cjoint.com/?DFlmi7fu1Sp https://www.cjoint.com/?DFlmlk0eoa7  I then disconnected the multimedia external hard drive, then reconnected and restarted the analysis. https://www.cjoint.com/?DFlmmLSfuZZ  And the "error scan" part is currently running normally...  I don't understand anything anymore, except that I might have to invest in a new external hard drive later lol

antipolis a · Answer

So no way to see the SMART data, neither with HDTune nor with 'CrystalDiskInfo'. And on top of that, this https://www.cjoint.com/?DFlmlk0eoa7 is not a good sign.

Hayden6 · Answer

For the moment, the analysis is at this point https://www.cjoint.com/?DFls0kKL000  but with CrystalDiskInfo, I can't do anything at all =/

Hayden6 · Answer

Every time I connect my external hard drive to the computer, I am asked if I want to "format" or "continue without scanning." Should I choose to format, in your opinion?

antipolis a · Answer

This is already more reassuring.  "Another thing, every time I connect my external hard drive to the computer, I'm asked if I want to "format" or "continue without analyzing," should I choose format in your opinion?" If you "format," you will lose all its content.

Hayden6 · Answer

The analysis is complete https://www.cjoint.com/?DFlwHRph4jn  Is it serious, doctor? =S

antipolis a · Answer

A hell of a lot of "sick" blocks. 10% is huge. What surprises me is that they are grouped this way. And there's no way to see the SMART data. Your drive took quite a hit during its abrupt disconnection.  In my opinion, you should redo a new partition. That is to say: 1 - delete the current partition; 2 - create a new partition; 3 - and format this partition.  There's no need to do this across the entire drive. A 100 GB partition is more than enough to test the disk. Then you'll need to check that everything is going well. If everything is OK, the partition can then be extended across the entire surface of the drive. And you will need to perform a new disk check.  Warning, this operation will delete all data present on this drive. Perhaps you want to recover the data present on the drive? On this partition, there are about 135 GB of data. You can give it a try with TestDisk.

Hayden6 · Answer

Euh, the thing is that it wasn't even this hard drive that was abruptly disconnected, it was the other, smaller one... =S

And I deleted or backed up the important data elsewhere, the ones I want to recover are no longer visible... can I recover them after creating a new partition?

antipolis a · Answer

Antipolis, June 13, 2014, at 07:39 Warning, this operation will delete all data on this disk. Do you perhaps want to recover the data on the disk? There is about 135 GB of data on this partition. You can give it a try with TestDisk.

Hayden6 · Answer

Originally, I posted this message to find out how to recover my data and not to delete it permanently... =/ I will try TestDisk Thank you for your help!! =)

Hayden6 · Answer

Problem solved!!!!!!!!! =D

I retrieved the data I was interested in from the external multimedia hard drive with TestDisk and ran an analysis with Tuneup Disk Doctor on the small external hard drive, which fixed the so-called " unreadable or damaged folder," the folder has been repaired and all the data that were inside are intact!!! =D So I have recovered everything!! =D

Thank you very much for your help and the time you dedicated to me!!

Best regards,
Hayden6

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