Recover data from a partition whose Master File table is corrupted
Refer to http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs-mft.htm for basic details. While accessing a drive you may receive a systray warning stating that Windows delayed write failed and $mft folder data is lost. To quickly rescue your data from further loss, you can perform NT Backup. To fix the $mft file, run chkdsk [disk:] /f /v If it doesn’t fix, then run file recovery and diagnostic tools provided by disk vendor if still they, fail notify the vendor to rescue the data If data is not critical, you can simply opt for formatting which make the disk afresh. -Govardhan
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