inaccessable missing partition

hellow,


the problem started back when I installed partition magic 32 bit version on my win7, after installation it gave a message which I dont remember but it was some kind of drive fixing message I clicked yes and then my second drive drive D: got vanished since then I tried access it via partition wizard and acronis disk director suite and both softwares show all the drive data on the partition but I cannot copy it, I tried changing drive letter but after apply for action it stays the same and windows disk management utility gives an error while changing drive letter "The operation failed to complete because the Disk Management console view is not up-to-date. Refresh the view by using the refresh task. If the problem persists close the Disk Management console, then restart Disk Management or restart the computer." I just want to copy my data from the drive to my external drive so I can format the whole drive and make it work.

waqaszed said:

hellow,......... since then I tried access it via partition wizard and acronis disk director suite and both softwares show all the drive data on the partition but I cannot copy it..........

Did you use Partition Recovery Wizard in Partition Wizard? Did double clicking on the selected partitions show you the files?

The Partition Explorer in Partition Recovery Wizard can only show the files but you cannot copy them. You have to close the Partition Explorer and click on Finish and then Apply for the partitions to be restored.( If necessary, give the same drive letters to the partitions as it existed before, before clicking on Apply). Your HDD will be restored to its original condition and you should be able to access your HDD as before.

Have a look at this Recover a flash drive turned RAW – Partition Wizard and TestDisk. Go to the topic Recovery with Partition Wizard: SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB and follow the steps.

yes its Symantec partition manager it asked to fix something and I clicked yes hence I lost my partition, yes partition wizard and acronis director suite both make me view my data problem is how to access it and transfer it to an external hard drive ? I have been searching all day long and found out that PM did it with many people it simply corrupted the partition table so how can I repair partition table without losing the data ?

D: drive missing in win7 due to partiton magic

this is exactly what happened to me

Hi waqaszed,

Did you read my post #3 above?

jumanji said:

Hi waqased,

Did you read my post #3 above?

Beg your pardon I didnt read it properly going through it right now..

jumanji said:

waqaszed said:

hellow,......... since then I tried access it via partition wizard and acronis disk director suite and both softwares show all the drive data on the partition but I cannot copy it..........

Did you use Partition Recovery Wizard in Partition Wizard? Did double clicking on the selected partitions show you the files?

The Partition Explorer in Partition Recovery Wizard can only show the files but you cannot copy them. You have to close the Partition Explorer and click on Finish and then Apply for the partitions to be restored.( If necessary, give the same drive letters to the partitions as it existed before, before clicking on Apply). Your HDD will be restored to its original condition and you should be able to access your HDD as before.

Have a look at this Recover a flash drive turned RAW – Partition Wizard and TestDisk. Go to the topic Recovery with Partition Wizard: SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB and follow the steps.

Dear Jumanji which software are you talking about ? i cannot recover my partition because it is not deleted or unallocated both of the softwares gave simple message that your partition is not deleted or unallocated

hmmm....you said "both software PW and Acronis show all the drive data on the partition but I cannot copy it."

Never mind. Run Partition Recovery Wizard in Partition Wizard as in the referenced thread and check whether you can recover the partition. Instead of the pendrive it will be your HDD in your case.