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NTFS stop code error; partition data including OS unreadable (W10Pro)
I tried to merge two adjacent NTFS drive partitions (one with my OS and programs and one empty) using Minitool Partition Wizard. I ended up with a BSOD and NTFS stop code error.
I tried EasyRE to fix this automatically. It failed. Then I tried using Windows 10 installation media to make the repair, to no avail.
I went back to EasyRE, which has GParted on it, to see if GParted could check the partition. It sees the partition, and seems to know my OS is there, but can't read any data on it. It returned an error, but I'm unable to save the details of it onto a flash drive, due to the online instructions not matching what I see on my computer. The message GParted gives me, though, is:
Unable to read the contents of this file system!
Because of this some operations may be unavailable.
The cause might be a missing software package.
The following list of software packages is required for ntfs
file system support: ntfs-3g / ntfsprogs.
I don't know what to do with this information, or how to fix my computer.
I didn't take an image but have all of the data on another machine. I'd like to be able to flip a switch and make the partition data visible, rather than format the partition and reinstall Windows and all of my programs.
Any ideas?