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How to restore my files that chkdsk deleted?

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Mar 15, 202610957 views
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I had a 2TB disk added to my PC. The disk had 1.5TB of my data. When I booted my system, chkdsk said it found errors, and started working on the disk. It deleted 100k's of orphan id's and deleted just as many (I don't remember the exact wording of the message). When my PC loaded at the end (Vista) …

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According to Microsoft: Chkdsk corrects disk errors only if you specify the /f command-line option. Chkdsk must be able to lock the drive to correct errors. Because repairs usually change a disk's file allocation table and sometimes cause a loss of …

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