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    WD Hdd Error on Vista

    Discussion in 'HP' started by timtravel42, Nov 22, 2007.

  1. timtravel42

    timtravel42 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I was trying to copy files from a WD Mybook 500GB HDD to my computer on vista, but i get errors that say "cyclic redundancy check" and errors that say this file does not exist on the Hard drive
    does anyone know if these files are recoverable? :confused: :confused:

    Can someone please help me?

    thanks
    -v3loc1ty2.0
     
    timtravel42, Nov 22, 2007
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  2. philfna

    philfna Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Well you could try chkdsk with the repair switch on. It will force a reboot, and it will try to correct the errors. But if its really critical my guess the best is Spinrite form Gibson Research. In my opinion a must have. I run it once a month just to maintain my disk. A real life saver in trying to recover data.
     
    philfna, Nov 22, 2007
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