"Terry" tms[AT]pcpostal[DOT]com wrote in message
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So my question is, anyone have any ideas, recommendations, etc. for
repairing the corrupted file system and/or recovering the files/directory
structure on the funky Seagate? I would be thrilled to at least recover
my
inbox directory since there are some business emails in there since the
last
backup.

After a crash like that, not many PC users
would attempt to repair the corrupted file system.
Drives are so cheap almost anyone can afford
to (1) instal a new drive and put the OS on that,
(2) instal the damaged drive as Drive 2 and copy
everything that appears coherent, (3) either
abandon the damaged drive or reuse it only
after exhaustive tests in which you have confidence.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)