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some times viruses changes the attributes of files and make them something like system file which are not visible, to make them visible go to folder option, then check the show hidden files, also uncheck both the two below option try this have a good luck
This tape is 200GB with no compression, up to 400GB with compression assuming 2:1 compression ratio. The compression ration is dependent on the type of file e.g. an MP3 file will not compress much, nor will a ZIP or JPG file, but BMP, DOC, TIFF will compress well. In my experience it is best to assume worst case and calculate for no compression i.e. assume max capacity of 200GB.
Last time I saw this problem the harddrive was accessible, but not within Windows. I had to resort to booting into MSDOS at a lower level. The harddrive failed and the portion of the drive that had the problem was visible, but inaccessible. I was able to recover everything but the most accessed portion of the drive which happened to be what I was needing. The client then was required to send the drive to Silicon Valley to which it was taken apart in a clean room and the data was extracted for a price of $3500.
The controller board in Mybook might not support files over 4 gb. Check with the manufacturer if there are any new drivers for you product to solve your dilema. You could also just buy a cheap external case for the drive in the mybook and swap it out. None of the new cases have these limitations and you can get them online for less than 20 bucks. I like MAD Dog cases myself. I hope this helps you.
George
Formatting a drive is not a complete loss. When you format a drive you wipe out the File Allocation Table (Hard Drive Index) and the data is mostly still in tact as long as nothing writes to the drive after the format.
The problem here is that you didn't just format your drive. You ran the system restore which means you formatted your drive, then wrote the factory defaults to your drive completely destroyed the data on your drive.
I can't offer your a solution for your data. I can offer you a solution that will prevent this from happening in the future. Pick up an external USP hard drive. They have come down considerably in price now a days and for Around 70 to 200 dollars you can get a real nice drive. You want something between 200GB to 1TB.
Put your files on that external drive. If your computer blows up and you have to reformat, your files will be there after you recover your PC and replug in your drive.
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