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Topic: MiniTool 'destroyed' my file system, how do I recover it

Hi there,

I've used the applicaiton called MiniTool Partition Wizard to reduce my partition by 10GB and expand my second partition by using those 10GB.

I had

C: with Win7 (400GB)
D: with Win8 (65GB)

After the application has finished the transfer, I couldn't start Win7 or Win8 anymore. There also wasn't any system recovery which I could use. I'm currently on a Ubuntu System via a USB flash drive. I can access all my files of the two disks. Using GParted, it gives me the following error http://www.directupload.net/file/d/4103 … qj_jpg.htm

I've also used this command (I've read it somewhere)          sudo fdisk -l -c=dos

which gives me this

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x9be22c72

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *        2048      206847      102400    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2          257040   839058884   419400922+   7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda3       839171340   976768064    68798362+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5       839171403   976768064    68798331    7  HPFS/NTFS/exFAT

Disk /dev/sdb: 2020 MB, 2020605952 bytes
51 heads, 50 sectors/track, 1547 cylinders, total 3946496 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb837e26d

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *         264     3946495     1973116    6  FAT16





How can I repair my partition so that I can boot Windows 7 again?

2 Reply by mfleetwo

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Re: MiniTool 'destroyed' my file system, how do I recover it

Make sure you have a backup all files you care about before you do anything else.  (You say the files are still accessible for the moment).

As MiniTool Partition Wizard broke things I think you should really be asking them for help.

My knowledge of Windows is limited.  I can only point you to What are the commands for repairing Windows Vista or Windows 7 boot problems? in the GParted FAQ.

Mike