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Hello,
I will start by explaining: one evening, not realizing that my computer had completely shut down, I turned off the power strip.
After that, it didn't pose much of a problem since it wasn't the first time this happened and nothing usually occurs afterwards.
Unfortunately, this time, the computer refused to start with the error message "a disk read error occurred." I quickly took a bootable USB drive with the Windows 10 installer and ran the infamous CHKDSK C: /F. /R.
Errors were detected, and files were deleted. Then, I installed another Windows 10 on an external drive to see in detail what was on the damaged disk, and I saw all my files except for the most important ones; the users, Windows, programs, and programs x86 folders were gone. So, I used the famous software called EaseUS, where I found a lost partition with the files I was looking for, but it was a mess, as there were many empty files and files above the Windows folder containing all the files I was searching for with very long names. Here’s a screenshot:
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2017/44/6/1509804678-1.png
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2017/44/6/1509804680-2.png
And here’s the screenshot showing the programs x86 folder: http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2017/44/6/1509804682-3.png
I don't really care about my damaged Windows 10; if I can take the image of another Windows 10 and put it on, that doesn’t bother me. What bothers me the most is the users folder with many empty and strange files, and maybe the programs folder, but I can do without that.
I hope you can help me because this story is really exhausting me. :(
In any case, it has been a lesson learned.
Thank you for your understanding, and goodbye!
I will start by explaining: one evening, not realizing that my computer had completely shut down, I turned off the power strip.
After that, it didn't pose much of a problem since it wasn't the first time this happened and nothing usually occurs afterwards.
Unfortunately, this time, the computer refused to start with the error message "a disk read error occurred." I quickly took a bootable USB drive with the Windows 10 installer and ran the infamous CHKDSK C: /F. /R.
Errors were detected, and files were deleted. Then, I installed another Windows 10 on an external drive to see in detail what was on the damaged disk, and I saw all my files except for the most important ones; the users, Windows, programs, and programs x86 folders were gone. So, I used the famous software called EaseUS, where I found a lost partition with the files I was looking for, but it was a mess, as there were many empty files and files above the Windows folder containing all the files I was searching for with very long names. Here’s a screenshot:
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2017/44/6/1509804678-1.png
http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2017/44/6/1509804680-2.png
And here’s the screenshot showing the programs x86 folder: http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2017/44/6/1509804682-3.png
I don't really care about my damaged Windows 10; if I can take the image of another Windows 10 and put it on, that doesn’t bother me. What bothers me the most is the users folder with many empty and strange files, and maybe the programs folder, but I can do without that.
I hope you can help me because this story is really exhausting me. :(
In any case, it has been a lesson learned.
Thank you for your understanding, and goodbye!
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I'm sure it's a logical error, I've already checked on sites what can cause problems with power when the hard drive is writing, and it's a logical error; otherwise, I think it would have made a slightly or very different noise than usual. It's also only 7 months old, which is young for a drive, even though I know that nothing is reliable and that there's no guarantee that even on first use it could fail.
Moreover, I can access the other files with great ease.
Ultimately, I went to see a post and found a free software (getdataback), yesterday it found MY 3 FILES but unfortunately, it required running a scan on a file for more precision, but I didn't have time (I have classes) so right now I'm redoing the analyses from the beginning and I'm waiting.
I'll keep you updated if it works and it would really be a chance.
Moreover, I can access the other files with great ease.
Ultimately, I went to see a post and found a free software (getdataback), yesterday it found MY 3 FILES but unfortunately, it required running a scan on a file for more precision, but I didn't have time (I have classes) so right now I'm redoing the analyses from the beginning and I'm waiting.
I'll keep you updated if it works and it would really be a chance.
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