some type of scandisk?

[Guest Ralph]

Hi,

 

Just a silly question- I've made file backups to DVD, and now cannot copy

the files back.

Is there anything like the old MS scandisk for Vista Ultimate 64?

or do I have to go to some file recovery program?

 

The disk directory reads on almost all my disks, but not all the files will

come back.

 

Thanks.

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Re: some type of scandisk?

 

You made B/U to DVD - please, tell us what software you were using?

Typically, you would need the same software to do the restore. The old

SCANDISK still exists, as far as I know - but that will not help you. This

is not what that program was for, SCANDISK is used to check and verify HD

filesystems, not the data on them, and not Optical Disk filesystems. Of

course, if the filesystem is corrupt, your data will also be gone, but if

the filesystem is verified as O.K that is no guarrantee that your data is

O.K

 

When using B/U software it is rather important to use that same program to

also verify the data that is being backed up. There is after all little

reason to store it in a safe place if you cannot read it back in the end.

 

If your B/U consists of files copied by the system utilities ( Copy and

burn?), then you should check that the disk(s) and the drive(s) all are

clean, and try reading from the same drive (if you have several) that you

used to write.

 

If this doesn't work, you may have to accept that you 'botched' it

somewhere?

 

-----

 

Oh, and in the event that you are dual-booting and made the backup to disk

via InCD on a 32bit system, that module isn't working on a 64bit system.

 

-----

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

"Ralph" <aj531@ncf.ca> wrote in message

news:OkzMNzwTIHA.4360@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hi,

>

> Just a silly question- I've made file backups to DVD, and now cannot copy

> the files back.

> Is there anything like the old MS scandisk for Vista Ultimate 64?

> or do I have to go to some file recovery program?

>

> The disk directory reads on almost all my disks, but not all the files

> will come back.

>

> Thanks.

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: some type of scandisk?

 

The Vista equivalent is chkdsk. Here is a link to the wikipedia article

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandisk

Wikipedia has articles on virtualy everything. A simple search will turn

them up.

 

"Ralph" <aj531@ncf.ca> wrote in message

news:OkzMNzwTIHA.4360@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hi,

>

> Just a silly question- I've made file backups to DVD, and now cannot copy

> the files back.

> Is there anything like the old MS scandisk for Vista Ultimate 64?

> or do I have to go to some file recovery program?

>

> The disk directory reads on almost all my disks, but not all the files

> will come back.

>

> Thanks.

[Guest Ralph]

Re: some type of scandisk?

 

Hi,

 

I used the Media Center data disk option.

A couple of disks out of about 100 are not recognized by Vista. (no dual

boot- nice and simple)

I guess I write them off.

I'll keep them for a while, since I've noticed that different physical

drives will read some disks.

I may have made them on the system that I sold to a relative. I'll have to

try them there before I relegate them to the 'coaster' pile.

 

thanks anyway.

 

 

"Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbmail.dk> wrote in message

news:eL5N4gVUIHA.280@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> You made B/U to DVD - please, tell us what software you were using?

> Typically, you would need the same software to do the restore. The old

> SCANDISK still exists, as far as I know - but that will not help you. This

> is not what that program was for, SCANDISK is used to check and verify HD

> filesystems, not the data on them, and not Optical Disk filesystems. Of

> course, if the filesystem is corrupt, your data will also be gone, but if

> the filesystem is verified as O.K that is no guarrantee that your data is

> O.K

>

> When using B/U software it is rather important to use that same program to

> also verify the data that is being backed up. There is after all little

> reason to store it in a safe place if you cannot read it back in the end.

>

> If your B/U consists of files copied by the system utilities ( Copy and

> burn?), then you should check that the disk(s) and the drive(s) all are

> clean, and try reading from the same drive (if you have several) that you

> used to write.

>

> If this doesn't work, you may have to accept that you 'botched' it

> somewhere?

>

> -----

>

> Oh, and in the event that you are dual-booting and made the backup to disk

> via InCD on a 32bit system, that module isn't working on a 64bit system.

>

> -----

>

>

> Tony. . .

>

>

> "Ralph" <aj531@ncf.ca> wrote in message

> news:OkzMNzwTIHA.4360@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Hi,

>>

>> Just a silly question- I've made file backups to DVD, and now cannot copy

>> the files back.

>> Is there anything like the old MS scandisk for Vista Ultimate 64?

>> or do I have to go to some file recovery program?

>>

>> The disk directory reads on almost all my disks, but not all the files

>> will come back.

>>

>> Thanks.

>

>

[Guest Tony Sperling]

Re: some type of scandisk?

 

I have not tried doing it that way, so couldn't comment on that. If that

utility gives you the option to chose the writing speed - go for the slow

one, and make a test first. Many have grumbled over burning inconsistencies

here over the years, it would seem that a large number of those go

remarkably quiet when they turn to 'Immation' media, personally, I don't

care much about the brand (as long as it is well known quality) but I have

to give them credit on this particular issue - no coasters at all, here! And

all disks have worked in all drives with me, so far. (Except for the odd bad

download, of course!)

 

 

Tony. . .

 

 

 

"Ralph" <aj531@ncf.ca> wrote in message

news:%23AIoWhKVIHA.3452@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Hi,

>

> I used the Media Center data disk option.

> A couple of disks out of about 100 are not recognized by Vista. (no dual

> boot- nice and simple)

> I guess I write them off.

> I'll keep them for a while, since I've noticed that different physical

> drives will read some disks.

> I may have made them on the system that I sold to a relative. I'll have

> to try them there before I relegate them to the 'coaster' pile.

>

> thanks anyway.

>

>

> "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbmail.dk> wrote in message

> news:eL5N4gVUIHA.280@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> You made B/U to DVD - please, tell us what software you were using?

>> Typically, you would need the same software to do the restore. The old

>> SCANDISK still exists, as far as I know - but that will not help you.

>> This is not what that program was for, SCANDISK is used to check and

>> verify HD filesystems, not the data on them, and not Optical Disk

>> filesystems. Of course, if the filesystem is corrupt, your data will also

>> be gone, but if the filesystem is verified as O.K that is no guarrantee

>> that your data is O.K

>>

>> When using B/U software it is rather important to use that same program

>> to also verify the data that is being backed up. There is after all

>> little reason to store it in a safe place if you cannot read it back in

>> the end.

>>

>> If your B/U consists of files copied by the system utilities ( Copy and

>> burn?), then you should check that the disk(s) and the drive(s) all are

>> clean, and try reading from the same drive (if you have several) that you

>> used to write.

>>

>> If this doesn't work, you may have to accept that you 'botched' it

>> somewhere?

>>

>> -----

>>

>> Oh, and in the event that you are dual-booting and made the backup to

>> disk via InCD on a 32bit system, that module isn't working on a 64bit

>> system.

>>

>> -----

>>

>>

>> Tony. . .

>>

>>

>> "Ralph" <aj531@ncf.ca> wrote in message

>> news:OkzMNzwTIHA.4360@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi,

>>>

>>> Just a silly question- I've made file backups to DVD, and now cannot

>>> copy the files back.

>>> Is there anything like the old MS scandisk for Vista Ultimate 64?

>>> or do I have to go to some file recovery program?

>>>

>>> The disk directory reads on almost all my disks, but not all the files

>>> will come back.

>>>

>>> Thanks.

>>

>>

>