Windows 7 - System Image - Extract Files Using Disk Management

You're most welcome Trv.

Thanks Brink, I thought I was going to have to restore every file! It also seems that if you mount the VHD file as Read-Only it seems it does an uninitalized disk. I didn't read the "Don't Check Read-Only" the first time lol! Anyways, you saved me bigtime!!

You're most welcome RJ.

I thought I already posted this question, but don't see it here. (Sorry if it got posted twice.)

When I try to attach some system disk vhds (from Windows 7 backup) they attach, but as unallocated, with no drive letter, making them unreadable.

(Note--I did not check the read-only box)

How can I get them to be alllocated and show up as a drive?

Thank you.

Hello Maiki,

Are you doing this from within an administrator account?

Could you post some screenshots of step 5 on showing what you selected and see afterwards?

Yes, my account (the only user) is an administrator account.

I'll try to get to the screenshots soon. It is a different computer than this one, and I am very busy. However, I think I described very clearly, what happens. I go through the procedure in Disk Management to attach the .vhd. It attaches, and I can see the attached .vhd in Disk Managment. However, it says "unallocated", and there is no drive letter, and not accessible in Windows Explorer. Tried over and over and over, same result.

Maiki,

As a test, create another system image backup, and see if you may be able to attach/mount the VHD for it. Maybe the current VHD is corrupted.

I have mounted the VHD in Computer Management, and the J:/ drive mounts, but whenever I open the drive it doesn't appear to have any files in it. I do believe I chose the correct VHD (231 GB) and I'm not sure how else to do it. There are vital files on this image and I've done all the research I can, but they all seem to stop at the mounting of the new drive.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,


╚Brandon╝