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  From: Tim Ansell <ansell@chariot.net.au>
  To  : Linux User Group <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Thu, 01 Jul 1999 16:38:44 +0930

Re: FAT32 Partition Lost

I use Partition Magic alot. I have never had a problem with it. What version are
you using? I know that version 3 wasn't very good on stability but i have NEVER
had it crash or destroy even the smallest amount of data.

To answer the other question, no, partition magic will not run unless you
partition table is valid. Even the slightest error will cause it to stop dead in
its tracks before it even starts resizing. It can not find partition if they are
not in the partition table.

Tim

Nick Morrison wrote:

> Partition Magic is commercial.
>
> It's also very dodgy and dangerous - use with extreme caution.  Always
> reboot after a partition resize etc etc, and make sure you know exactly what
> you're doing.
>
> But will Partition Magic correct the "Windows can't read this partition"
> problem?
>
> -
> Nick
>
> > partition magic is also worth taking a look at.
> >
> > does anyone know the legal status of this? i have access to version
> >
> > Nick Morrison wrote:
> > >
> > > Try Norton's Disk Doctor.  The latest version will understand FAT32
> > > partitions and happily repair as necessary.
> > >
> > > But first - make sure, using linux's fdisk, check that the
> > partition type
> > > for your "Drive D" is set to the FAT32 - I think it's "b", from memory.
> > > fdisk will tell you.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, NDD is not free software.  Can anyone suggest any
> > > alternatives?  I actually had a very similar problem after Windows 2000
> > > chewed a disk it wasn't supposed to touch (I dare anyone to say
> > "told you
> > > so") - a combination of linux's fdisk, the Norton Disk Doctor,
> > DOS's fdisk
> > > (the "fdisk /mbr" command) and DOS's "sys" command all worked to fix it.
> > >
> > > Scarey stuff.
> > >
> > > Beware of Windows.  It's not for those accustomed to a hardy,
> > trustworthy
> > > system.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Nick
> > >
> > > > I have 1.1 GB as a Fat32 primary and 1.1 GB as an extended partition
> > > > ( a allocate 1.2 GB as a logical drive ).Currently I have 800 Mb
> > > > as a Linux
> > > > native partition .I had free space of 100Mb at both primary
> > and extended
> > > > partition.Before I try to resize my partition I already have defrag my
> > > > harddisk.
> > > > The problem occur when I tried to use the cfdisk
> > > > to upgrade my linux partition size from 800Mb to 1GB ( get 100Mb
> > > > each from
> > > > primary and extended partition).
> > > >
> > > > I delete my linux native partition ( as a primary ) and recreate the
> > > > partition as 1 GB and I choose it as Primary.I works.
> > > >
> > > > But when I boot my Window 95.The D drive is lost? It is detected as
> > > > unformatted !
> > > > How to recover the Data  ?
> > > >
> > > >
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