By viewing my Disk&File Systems in Hardy, can anyone see why one HDD is partially crippled?

[Steven Vollom]

Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 November 2008, Steven Vollom wrote:
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>> For over a year, the HDD that my current OS is on, has had its larger
>> partition unusable.  My system is Hardy KDE3.5.10.
>> The HDD is an 80gb Maxtor.  20gb was partitioned with ext3 and made
>> primary.  My current version of Hardy in on that partition.  The balance
>> is 58gb according to Dolphin, and is unusable and empty.  When I click
>> on the vacant HDD, it says 'Permissin Denied'.  I would like to use the
>> empty space.  Additionally, I have a vacant area, 14gb, for another OS
>> that is unusable on a 200gb Maxtor HDD.  I wanted to put Intrepid on it
>> to get some experience.  The balance of the drive is used for storage in
>> two other partitions, one 68gb, the other 119gb.  I did not attach the
>> screen print, because I am pretty sure it exceeds the size limit of the
>> 'List', however, I can send it to your email address for viewing.  If
>> you have a solution for my problem, I will figure a way to describe the
>> resolution of the problem and post that on the List, so others may learn
>>     
> >from it.  TIA.
>   
>> Steven
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> I would start this little procedure by running 'badblocks' on both oif those 
> drives to see if they are usable.  I have a 160 and a 200, both maxtors here, 
> and I don't think badblocks would be happy with either.
>   
How do I run badblocks, explain like I know nothing at all, please.
> Then if the data on them isn't precious, I'd just use fdisk to repartition 
> them as you see fit.
>   
It isn't precious, but I don't want to lose it if not necessary.  I am 
building a new computer.  Can I transfer the data to it, or will it 
corrupt a new HDD?

Thanks for the help.
Steven
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