Cant edit a partition

gold3n · 10 Sep 2011

The storage volume disappeared! I tried to use recuva to scan it but it wont even recognize the volume. I really need help with this I had SO MUCH important stuff on that volume. After I used the live cd Bill2 linked everything worked fine except for playing music in wmp, I had to delete the files from the library and then re add them. But I do remember yesterday installing an update and then getting a message saying windows may be counterfit. Could either of those things affect this? I just did a system restore but its still just a "free space" volume. If windows thinks its counterfit would it disable logical drives? Could it have been the most recent update? What would cause it to go from a recognzed logical volume to free space??? Im really sweating bullets on this one guys.

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karlsnooks · 10 Sep 2011

gold3n,
You can use Diskpart to see what partition type the partition has.
Go to an elevate command prompt and enter following commands:
DiskPart
List Partition
Select Partition n where ne denotes the number of the partition of interest
Detail Partition which will show you the partition type
Exit to exit diskpart
exit to exit the cmd shell

gold3n · 10 Sep 2011

After typing list partition I get this:
There is no disk selected to list partitions.
Select a disk and try again.

theog · 10 Sep 2011

List disk, than list partition.

gold3n · 10 Sep 2011

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theog · 10 Sep 2011

Reword

list disk 0

karlsnooks · 10 Sep 2011

sorry about the oversight.
Either an earlier list disk or list volume will result in list partition working.

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gold3n · 10 Sep 2011

edit: Im willing to hop onto teamviewer

karlsnooks · 10 Sep 2011

Partition Types:
00 = Unused empty partition
01 = Fat 12 partition
04 = Fat 16 partition
05 = Extended partition
07 = Windows NT NTFS (IFS) partition
0B = Fat 32 partition
17 = Hidden partition,
27 = OEM Recovery partition
42 = LDM (Local Disk Manager) partition
80 = NTFT partition
C0 = NTFT partition that is part of an NTFT mirror or striped array

karlsnooks · 10 Sep 2011

corrected diskpart:

Go to an elevate command prompt and enter following commands:
DiskPart
List Disk
Select Disk 0
Detail Disk to verity that you've got the correct disk
List Partition
Select Partition n where ne denotes the number of the partition of interest
Detail Partition which will show you the partition type
Exit to exit diskpart
exit to exit the cmd shell