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I recently bought a new laptop (running like most Windows 10). Earlier today I attempted installing a linux distribuation as a dual boot, but I ran into another issue very early on.

Before attempting to resize the main 200G+ Windows partition (NTFS), I wanted to backup my Windows installation using ntfsclone. Which did not work : NTFS signature is missing.

I then attempted a ntfsfix and rebooted my computer into Windows, which expectedly ran the chkdsk utility, to no avail.

Running it manually from a command propmt does not work either : unable to determine volume version and state. chkdsk aborted.

I have no idea what could have damaged my NTFS partition. All I did was list partitions using fdisk/gdisk from an Archlinux live USB, and attempt the clone. I have no easy way to recover Windows (I would need to send my freshly received laptop to Asus, as apparently they have a specific Windows image). I cannot run the Windows Reset either, nor restore an earlier backup, etc.

Extra details: 4 partitions were present (ESP, "Windows reserved", two data partions (one of which is the 200G+ partition at fault)

EDIT: diskpart shows the faulty partition as being "healthy" but having a "raw" fs

xou816
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  • Does Asus ship with a recovery partition for windows? This is old, but worth trying: https://superuser.com/questions/38332/how-to-start-recovery-from-recovery-partition-on-a-asus-a6000 – uSlackr Dec 15 '17 at 14:48
  • not sure, but I think that's the recovery partition that's granting me access to the command prompt/reset options (althought they do not work)? f9 at least does nothing :/ thanks anyway! – xou816 Dec 15 '17 at 15:05
  • what model ASUS is this? – uSlackr Dec 15 '17 at 15:47
  • its a Zenbook UX430 – xou816 Dec 15 '17 at 15:52
  • I recommend you reload windows 10 from a download. once you sign in to your Microsoft account, it should restore your license. – uSlackr Dec 15 '17 at 16:22

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