Windows 7 Partition Corrupted file or directory Error after Resizing

Windows 7 Disk Management utility allows you to resize existing hard disk partitions non-destructively, without the aid of any third-party tool. Before running the tool, it is however strongly recommended to backup all the important data. The post-effects of resizing the partitions can sometimes be corrupt file system structures. As a result, your partition(s) may become completely inaccessible and cause data loss situations. To recover from such problems, you need to restore from a suitable backup, if available or use a Windows Partition Recovery solution that can recover lost data.

As an instance of such problems, you can consider a practical situation when you try to resize two partitions on a Windows 7 based computer. You shrink the frist partition by A GB and extend the second one by the same value. The next time, when you try to access the second partition (that has been extended), it is longer accessible with an error as below:

“:\ is not accessible
The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.”

You cannot access the data stored in this partition.

Cause

This issue can occur in Windows 7 computer if one or more of the file system structures or partition table have got corrupted due to partition resizing.

Solution

To resolve this behavior, you are suggested to try these solutions:

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You can try repairing the file system using chkdsk with /f switch. However, it is strongly recommended to run this tool only if you have a full data backup. To do so, click 'Start' and then 'Run'. You can then type 'chkdsk /f ' in the 'Open' box and click OK. Here, the drive name should be exactly what is appearing in error message.
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Alternatively, you can opt for deleting the corrupt partition provided the backup is available.
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If no good backup exists, you should consider to use a Windows Data Recovery utility. These are powerful and valid Windows Partition Recovery utilities built to scan the corrupt or deleted partitions and safely recover the lost data. The applications are easy to install and use.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery Software is a feature-rich and advanced tool that recovers lost, corrupt, damaged, and deleted Windows partitions. The safe Windows Data Recovery tool is compatible with Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000. The software provides features like RAW File Recovery, Disk Imaging, Disk Cloning etc. The tool supports FAT32, VFAT, NTFS, and NTFS5 file systems.


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Restore & Recovery Software - Wondershare Time Shuttle Released

Shenzhen, Guangdong -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/17/2010 -- Wondershare Software Co., Ltd. today announced release of Wondershare Time Shuttle (compatible with Windows 7) on official website: http://www.system-tools-software.com/system-restore/. It's an unprecedentedly powerful and convenient system restore and file recovery utility, one can instantly save computer from system crashes, virus attacks, malware harassment and any other non-hardware troubles in 20 seconds as well as recover individual deleted, lost, damaged files without restoring the whole hard drive data.

"As a group member of this software, I myself am impressed by the amazing features of it. Compared with other restore software, it will bring users never-experienced convenience and rapidness, making every restore and recovery as you like. With Time Shuttle, a computer green hand can turn into a troubleshooting professional." said Jackson, Wondershare Time Shuttle group leader.

Key Features of Wondershare Time Shuttle:
Wondershare Time Shuttle is a new concept all-time computer system restore and data recovery utility. Its difference from other conventional restore software is that it remembers data in the form of snapshot (snapshots don't take disk space themselves), and is able to create amazingly 1,000 snapshots, enabling users to jump between the snapshots as they please.

With Wondershare Time Shuttle, users can easily:
- Backup Windows system and all data on protected drives in the form of snapshot.
- Fix blue screen of death, system crashes and get damaged, deleted, lost data back by restoring in 20 seconds.
- Remove virus, spyware, trojan and other malware by restoring from snapshots.
- Recover individual files; no need to recover the whole drive data.
- Schedule tasks to take snapshots and restore system automatically.
- Different authorities can be granted to other uses.
- Support multi-system computer, protect all systems on one computer.

More information about Wondershare time shuttle:
http://www.system-tools-software.com/system-restore/index.html

Pricing and Availability
The full version of Wondershare Time Shuttle copy is available for $69.95 originally. And now an inviting promotion price of $39.95 is provided. Update and service after sale is free of charge. For trial download, purchase and more information please visit:http://www.system-tools-software.com/system-restore/

About Wondershare
Established in 2003 and located in Shenzhen, adjacent to the international financial and trade center Hong Kong, Wondershare has extended its business worldwide, consistently dedicated to satisfy customers with diversified consumer software products and services.


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Free Partition Manager Simple Hard Disk Management and Release Disk Space

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- EASEUS Partition Master, a free partition manager and system optimization software suite for Windows-based administration, is available to simplify your hard disk management and relieve all kinds of "small disk space" headaches.

As the new year begins to roll out, a new computer may be part of your home or business new year's shopping list. It's generally well known that most PCs have only one partition (like C drive) and keeping the operating system, applications, data, etc. on the same hard drive could be risky for some applications such as personal data and projects. No doubt, partitioning the hard disk into several independent partitions will be helpful to efficiently manage the PC's hard disk. For Windows 7 users, the built-in Disk Management tool can perform this task.

However, users with complicated hard-drive configurations, RAID arrays, or Windows operating system will likely need more-powerful partition software than Microsoft's Disk Management tool. EASEUS Partition Master is a good place to start for more options and capabilities.

Totally free for home users who run Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Windows 7 32-bit operating systems, EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition makes the complicated task of partition management simple. It offers basic and advanced partition features: resize and move partitions, copy hard disk, create, format and delete partitions, full RAID support and the ability to create a bootable CD or DVD.

With free EASEUS Partition Master you can be on your way to maximum PC performance and security in a matter of minutes and it is much easier than using Windows software alone.


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