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DAMAGED FILES after FAILED transfer. HELP!!
Hello All! I'm running Windows 7 64-bit Professional.
I was attempting to transfer files from one internal HD (WD 4TB) to another internal drive as a backup (same exact type HD). Neither of these internal drives are the OS drive. In the middle of transferring files my power went out multiple times. Then on startup I started getting the message "check disk for consistentcy" referring to the original HD I was attempting to transfer from. The check disk would run and never finish. It would simply go to a black screen and freeze. After multiple failures I gave up. I never could get the PC to boot up.
I then removed the original 4TB HD and booted up the PC. Everything worked. I connected the 4TB drive via usb with an external housing. It read it fine but the media files I was attempting to transfer would not open in any program/device. They have the correct file size and are all still present on the HD, but seem to be damaged in some way. So I then ran a "chkdsk" and it completed successfully within a few days. But it did not repair the files. These are all media files, from .wav audio, .mts video files, to .mov video files.
This is a years worth of work. I have talked to a professional recovery company and they seem to think the files can be repaired. I want to exhaust every effort possible before I fork out thousands of dollars on this, which I am more than willing to do.
I have tried "restoring previous versions" of the files but there are no previous versions to restore.
Any suggestions?!?!?!? I'm desperate!!!