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[daf]

does anyone know how to fix problems the $Mft file on NTFS drives? one of my HDs has gone kaput and i really don't fancy trying to replace 1TB of music, films & tv :/

have tried chkdsk but it's useless, testdisk reports both the $Mft and its mirror are b0rked... and i'm at my wits' end

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[chromenewt.livejournal.com]

Might be a sill question (and knowing you you've already factored this in) but have you read this and this?

[crazymeandave.livejournal.com]

hadn't read them... flicked through them just now, interesting reading, but they don't appear to offer a solution to my woes, and, given that $mft and $mftmirr are apparently both corrupt, windows won't even recognise the drive :(

[chromenewt.livejournal.com]

Just in dude:

http://lifehacker.com/5103863/hd-hacker-backs-up-your-master-boot-record

It also has a link for using an Ubuntu disk (freely downloadable or I can post you a copy) to restore the HD to its former glory.