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Need hard disk solution

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/need-hard-disk-solution.53140/

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sam4641 Original post #1
Mar 23, 2007 at 2:14 PM
*ABT HARD DISK
MY SAMSUNG HDD(40GB) HAVING 3PARTITIONS , THIRD PARTION BEING OF 8GB...ON OPENING ANY FOLDER IN THE DRIVE , A USD TO SAY
'DRIVE HAS NT BEEN FORMATTED. FORMAT IT NW'
I FORMATTED THAT DRIVE..:(
IV LOST ALL THE DATA


*CONCERNED PROBLEM:?:
NOW AN EMPTY DRIVE IS SHOWING APPROX 2GB FREE OUT OF 8GB...MY 6GB IS BEIN SHOWD AS USD SPACE...:confused:

6GB LOST...:mad: .


PLS HELP!!!!SOS!!!!!!!
assasin
assasin #2
Mar 23, 2007 at 6:48 PM
do a full format and see how much free space u hav.
if u still hav the prob run anti-virus scan.
the worst scenario is that ur hdd is having bad sectors