Yes Rod I get a what do you call it a check sum error copying a file off the
partition. Not every file but at least one file. It gets about 25%
completely copied to another drive then just hangs for a bit then errors
with a checksum error. But I can open the file normally while it is on that
partition.

Yes it is NTFS Windows 2000. Manually repair. Yes I know believe me when I
did it before I looked long and hard at it before I made the plunge to DO IT
gpart I am going to try a suggestion from above first then gpart after..

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George Hester
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"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> George Hester <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Just to let you know there are 2 partitions on the disk. The first
> > and the secong. The secong has no issue at all. The first must be
> > messed up. Obviously this is not the disk. So what else could it be?
>
> Do you get any other symptoms of a problem except that chkdsk hang ?
>
> If not, you can see a situation where the file structures get into a
> state that chkdsk cant handle, even tho access to the files is still
> fine, particularly with an NTFS formatted partition. NTFS is quite
> complex and even chkdsk can get confused at times.
>
> > If you know of a partition table repairer even
> > if it is not the issue I could at least try it.
>
> Not clear if you mean an automatic repairer or one that you
> can use manually to manipulate the partition table entry.
>
> gparted is certainly worth trying, but be careful, it isnt hard
> to wreck a perfectly good partition table with it, at least image
> the entire physical drive before molesting the partition table.
>
>
> > "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:45c62b72$0$4927$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> >> Ok what do you suggest is the issue?
> >>
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> >>
> >> George Hester
> >> _________________________________
> >> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:52mmenF1on4mfU1@mid.individual.net...
> >>> George Hester <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I located a free partition table fixer on the Net a couple months
> >>>> ago and used it successfully. I need it again and was wondering if
> >>>> anyone knew of a free one on the Net because I can't find it. For
> >>>> some reason it looks like the first partition on one of my drives
> >>>> got hosed. I tried to run chkdsk on it but when it got to the
> >>>> last part checking data it just stopped at 0% complete and went no
> >>>> further.
> >>>
> >>> That is unlikely to be due to a partition table problem.
>
>