Sorry to say I don't know of any way to recover the data, but the FSTW is
not reliable enough to use for backup purposes, as it frequently goes wrong.
I suppose Microsoft would argue that it wasn't designed as a backup app,
only for situations where the transfer can be re-tried if it fails... but
then, as I recall nowhere does it actually say this.
"seanandmo" wrote:
>
> I had updated my system to SP3 prior to saving my files so the operating
> system is the same . Any help?
> Sincerely, Sean
> "smlunatick" wrote:
>
> > On Jan 22, 7:19 pm, seanandmo
> > wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I hope something or someone out there can help me. I used the file and
> > > transfer wizard on my windows XP Pro. I backed up 95gb of stuff. When using
> > > the transfer wizard on my new installation it said there was no files there.
> > > I went to the D: drive where I saved them and I can see 95gb of data however
> > > it cannot recognize the format. It was saved in a .DATA img. I have fully
> > > updated my new installation to SP3. Nothing seems to change. Anyone have a
> > > suggestion???PLEASE??
> >
> > The F.A.S.T file corruption has been previously posted, in this
> > newsgroup. It was stated that the SP3 version is complete
> > incompatible with the older versions.
> > >> Stay informed about: File transfer wizard files corrupt. 
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