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A USB drive plugged directly into the server.

The boot sector test does not show any errors.

Does it matter that the partition in question is a RAID 5

what are the chances of me loosing the data I have not backed up? There is still an .LDF file that I have not finished backing up yet, 250GB. But at the rate it is copying, I might be sitting here for another 12 hours. Is there anywhere we can pay for additional support. I would hate to make things worse that an expert might be able to fix. Thanks Mike

Write did not work. After reboot Windows still shows the drive as RAW. I can still access all the files via TestDisk (thank God) Where is the article by Jaclaz on creating a disk image? Thanks, Mike

So I came into work this morning and the Q partition on my SQL server was not accessible. When I open it in Disk Management, it shows online and RAW. Using TestDisk I am able to access all the data and I am currently in the process of backing up my mdf, ldf, and .bak files. There is still a ton of configuration files on this partition (I had multiple network programs installed here) So it would be awesome if I could just fix it. But just to be safe I am backing everything up before I attempt any sort of fix. I am new to TestDisk. 1. Is there anything else other than the files I should be backing up before I attempt to fix what ever is wrong. 2. How exactly do I fix it with testdisk, do I just click "Write"