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partition lost
Hi, I'm new here, and I have a terrible problem!
I have a PC, with 1 HD of 500GB and the following partitions:
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windows XP - NTFS 50 GB
Windows 7 - NTFS 350 GB
Linux Ubuntu - 98 GB
Linux swap - 2GB
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The last OS that I have installed was Windows 7, and each time, when I started up
my PC, I saw GRUB first, and after choosing the option to load windows,
the Windows loader giving me 2 options, one for Windows 7 and one for Windows XP.
I didn't like to see first GRUB and after that the windows loader, it was redundant,
but everything was working well.
One day, I decided to mix the windows 7 and the windows XP partitions (deleting the windows XP
and resizing windows 7)
I tried to do that with the Windows 7 utility included in the control panel but I couldn't.
it said that I couldn't delete the active partition or something like that. It was not possible
to delete the partition in which WinXP was stored.
Then, I decided to boot with Ubuntu and use the partitioning tool that comes with it to delete
the WinXP partition.
It was possible to delete the partition, and I also putted the option "bootable" on the 350GB
Windows 7 partition.
After that, I rebooted and it was not possible to load windows.
Then I tried changing in GRUB the entry for Windows, because I thought if I could put the correct
partition to load from, it wouldn't be more problems.
I tried several times but I couldn't load windows, so I putted the Windows 7 DVD and I started
the installation process, waiting to see an option saying that there was already a system in
the partition of 350GB, and allowing me to fix the mbr in that partition.
My surprise was when I choose the partition of 350GB and the installation process began.
I was afraid of to lose my data then I decided to reset the computer!
And now, all my 350GB disk is gone! I can't see the partition when I enter with Ubuntu.
I'm really worried about this, because the computer detects the 350GB partition as empty, and
I don't know what to do!
I turned off the computer and now I am using another to write this. I have all my files and
important information in that partition! and It seems it's lost.
Please help me!! I hope it's still possible to restore the partition,
Actually I don't care if I have to install again my operating systems but I NEED my information!