Hard drive problem Closed

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Hello, My hard drive crashed due to a system 32 dll being deleted. Suggested I get ne hard drive and this I did. I now want to get info on crashed drive. I have set it up as an external hard drive with a usb connection. It shows me the folders but says the folders are empty. This I know is incorrect as if I go to properties on documents and settings it shows 84 gig. How can I get to the files? Windows XP home is the operating system

Tweedledum · Answer

Why didnt you 
A: use the install disc to repair the missing DLL
B: identify the name of the missing DLL and then copy it off a friends computer? 

Unless the files ae hidden i dont see why they wouldnt show up, sorry i cant help more.

DJ AKSHAY · Answer

Please check my post on the link below on how to recover your lost files if they are not hidden:

http://ccm.net/forum/affich 63792 can someone please help me?#1

If it is hidden, you need to click on Tools > folder options > View > Select show hidden files.

Here you are, you will see everything...

greg · Answer

I could not reload the dll because the one that was missing prevented XP from booting. After looking at alot of info on this issue the suggestion was as I said to reload windows onto a new harddrive. I have also gone through the procedure of making sure I have ownership of the files and that the files are not checked as hidden. Still nothing to show. I have used some software as a trial to recover data nad the free part is that it will scan only. It finds all the files by name so they are definately there. Any further suggestions???

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