HDD problems

[MrMxyzptlk]

You need to either/both

1) backup your system partition (for safety) to "free disk space" (on another drive, obviously....)

2) Run PartitionMagic's Partition check on EACH partition on that drive:

- Start PM, select a partiton on the target disk (start at left and go right-to-left doing each....), then select "Partition" -> "Check for Errors..." and the internal integrity checker will scan the disk for errors. (When/if you check the System partition it may require an auto-reboot....)

The backup is up to you, but run the check over until it reports no errors, then try using it on your system again....

[Taipan™]

is there a way to make PM bootable from a CD or DVD (btw which PM r we talking about, powerquest or norton????)

cuz the PM iam using only gives a feature to make a bootage floppy. This pc dont have a floppy drive

[MrMxyzptlk]

My PowerQuest (now Symantec) PartitionMagic 8 CD IS bootable, to a DOS-based version that does pretty-much everything the Windows version does.

But that leads me to believe that you were running it IN WINDOWS and seeing the correct partition info?!?!   

[Taipan™]

lol partition magic sees all when running it in windows, its just windows thats being the downer here, i will work on it more tonight and try to get it bootable

[ÞÛmª]

Have you tried using chkdsk? (yes, in windows) That may fix your problem... the command line one is easiest, something like

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chkdsk C: /X /BReplace C: with whatever the drive is...
This will unmount then check it (takes a while...), when it finishes, unplug and replug...
If that doesn't work, there is someway to use the mount point... don't know the syntax though...