D drive has unrecognised file sytem.

[Sentinel72]

I cannot open the D drive at all.It says it needs formatting and has a unrecognised file system.This is strange because ive only created windows images.
Any ideas what is happening here please.?

 

[Golden]

Hi,

Please post a screen capture image of your Disk Management window.

1. Click rb:
2. Right-click on Computer
3. Click Manage

In the window that open, click Disk Management. Maximise it and take the screen capture image.

Regards,
Golden

 

[Sentinel72]

D drive not recognised.

Hi Golden,sorry for late reply.
Here is my screenshot as requested.hope it helps.
Thanks.

 

[karlsnooks]

Sentinel,
Anything on D that you want?

 

[Sentinel72]

D drive not recognised

hi,
Yes i would suppose.it contains recovery data for the computer.if i want to reinstall the OS.unless there is another way.
I need a free data recovery program.
Any suggestions what i do here please.?:banghead:

 

[Golden]

Hi,

The RAW format requires that you format the disk, but you should first try to recover data from it, before you do that.

Please have a look at this thread to help you with that.

Regards,
Golden

 

[karlsnooks]

Sentinel,
Please follow this link:https://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/bulletinDetail.jsp?soid=2753749&pf=true

 

[Sentinel72]

D drive not recognised.

hi,
No luck with this.windows says it cannot even format the drive.
Also cannot create recovery disk.

 

[karlsnooks]

At this point you have rather well shot yourself in the foot.
You can order recovery media:
https://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/serviceUnitVerification.jsp?orderType=SFF

In the meantime, before I say just format the partition as NtFS, try:

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[Sentinel72]

D drive is not recognised

hi.
I dont see how this has happened but it must have been the reinstallation of os.
Im not going to waste any more time trying to download this and that to cure it.
Problem is it will not even let me format the drive.
I have easeus partition manager.can i not just merge them and eliminate this partition altogether?

 

[karlsnooks]

Run DiskPart from an elevated command prompt.

Use following commands:
List Disk will list your disks
SELECT DISK 0 assuming that 0 is your desired disk
DETAIL DISK this will help you to confirm that you selected the correct disk
LIST PARTITION will list partitions on the selected disk
SELECT PARTITION n you specify the "raw" partition here
DETAIL PARTITION will help you confirm that you selected correctly
FORMAT PARTITIONN FS=NTFS will format the selected partition
EXIT will exit from DiskPart
EXIT will exit from the command shell

Now you can go back into DiskManagement and give your partition a name.
=====================================================

Go To an Elevated Command Prompt


Elevated command prompt = Run CMD.EXE as administrator

WIN | type CMD.EXE | do not hit Enter |
in the PROGRAMS list, right-click on CMD.EXE |
choose "Run as administrator" |
Click on the YES button (if such appears)

WIN key = key with Microsoft log on top

for the guru:
WIN | type CMD.EXE | CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER key combo | ALT+Y keycombo

 

[Sentinel72]

Run DiskPart from an elevated command prompt.

Use following commands:
List Disk will list your disks
SELECT DISK 0 assuming that 0 is your desired disk
DETAIL DISK this will help you to confirm that you selected the correct disk
LIST PARTITION will list partitions on the selected disk
SELECT PARTITION n you specify the "raw" partition here
DETAIL PARTITION will help you confirm that you selected correctly
FORMAT PARTITIONN FS=NTFS will format the selected partition
EXIT will exit from DiskPart
EXIT will exit from the command shell

Now you can go back into DiskManagement and give your partition a name.
=====================================================

Go To an Elevated Command Prompt


Elevated command prompt = Run CMD.EXE as administrator

WIN | type CMD.EXE | do not hit Enter |
in the PROGRAMS list, right-click on CMD.EXE |
choose "Run as administrator" |
Click on the YES button (if such appears)

WIN key = key with Microsoft log on top

for the guru:
WIN | type CMD.EXE | CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER key combo | ALT+Y keycombo

hi there.Ive performed all the actions that you suggested and ran the format.but it encountered a problem at the end..the saga continues.i dont know what to do now.
Thanks.below is a pictorial of the message.

 

[karlsnooks]

my typo:
that format command is:

FORMAT FS=NTFS

 

[Sentinel72]

my typo:
that format command is:

FORMAT FS=NTFS

what does parameter incorrect mean.?
thanks.

 

[Sentinel72]

my typo:
that format command is:

FORMAT FS=NTFS

Will this command make any difference?
I just typed FORMAT on its own.

 

[Golden]

Hi,

Yes, you can do that, but you need to format it first. Use EaseUS to format that partition if you don't need to recover any data from it.

Regards,
Golden

 

[Sentinel72]

Hi,

Yes, you can do that, but you need to format it first. Use EaseUS to format that partition if you don't need to recover any data from it.

Regards,
Golden

This is the problem im having.it will not format and ive tried easeus but it doesnt indicate whether it is doing anything.i performed a diskpart format and at the end it says "parameter is incorrect"..
Thanks.

 

[karlsnooks]

that's because the command was incorrect. Do you not read? See post #13.

Do you just want to fail or what?

 

[Sentinel72]

ive tried your commands to the letter.and it didnt work.at the end of the formatting it says "parameter is incorrect"..just admit you havent any idea how to solve this.Regards.

 

[Sentinel72]

does anybody on this forum know how to solve this???
The D partition WONT format at all.it is unrecognised.
I cant believe nobody on here knows how to solve this.im just going around in circles here.