Addressing issues with the raw partition following an unintended disconnection and reconnection.
Addressing issues with the raw partition following an unintended disconnection and reconnection.
In short, I’ve been running my Plex server on a budget external HDD bay because I wanted to save space. Recently something went wrong—my USB disconnected and reconnected, which made the drives act strangely or possibly corrupted. I changed all partitions to RAW, but I’m not sure if that fixed it. I’m pretty sure the drives are still fine, though they’re new and I’m worried about data integrity. My question is whether Windows can recognize them as non-RAW and allow proper reading or sorting again. I’ve read mixed advice online—some suggest running chkdsk, others warn it’s risky and could cause data loss. I also saw discussions about using a smart scan, but I’m not sure how to apply that here. There was another time when plugging in a new drive on a used PC led to overwriting issues; I tried DMDE recovery, but the files were scattered and not organized. Right now, sorting so many files feels overwhelming. I’d rather avoid creating another image or buying yet another drive if possible. Having backups means I could format and start over, but transferring 20TB is a big deal. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Testdisk frequently identifies partitions and resolves issues with partition tables. https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download
This seems like a tricky little setup, but I think I understand the basics. I’ll try it out and see how it goes. If things go wrong, I might just move files around instead of dealing with it. I’m about to throw away the current enclosure and pulled out an old PC case with ten HDD bays. Hopefully this won’t happen again. Not very enjoyable when Plex is down—especially since I don’t like streaming services like Netflix.