OK, well adding to my previous thread about losing data due to file system corruption I think I have found the most likely problem. I put this here so that others may take note. It seems like a harmless thing to do but I guess when I look back on it, my actions were pretty stupid!
The Warning: If you have two external hard drives, but only one plugged in at a time, do not use hibernate until the drive is switched off. I swapped the drives while my laptop was in hibernation and I suffered file system corruption. Windows seems to have a hissy fit, and unfortunately when you run CheckDisk on the drive (having taken it out of the external enclosure and attached to IDE/SATA bus) you end up with a mongrel file system (an amalgamation of the two drives bizzarely)
Some of your data will be intact, but I have lost approximately 20-30GB each time it happened (twice).
It's the only explanation I can come up with. If anybody can back this claim up it would be nice to know for sure, or if there is a better excuse I can't find anywhere else, let's here it!
The Warning: If you have two external hard drives, but only one plugged in at a time, do not use hibernate until the drive is switched off. I swapped the drives while my laptop was in hibernation and I suffered file system corruption. Windows seems to have a hissy fit, and unfortunately when you run CheckDisk on the drive (having taken it out of the external enclosure and attached to IDE/SATA bus) you end up with a mongrel file system (an amalgamation of the two drives bizzarely)
Some of your data will be intact, but I have lost approximately 20-30GB each time it happened (twice). It's the only explanation I can come up with. If anybody can back this claim up it would be nice to know for sure, or if there is a better excuse I can't find anywhere else, let's here it!