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Message started by gnfti on Mar 6th, 2007 at 12:26pm

Title: "Bad directory buffer signature" - Que?
Post by gnfti on Mar 6th, 2007 at 12:26pm
I just got this error when restoring a HDD from my external USB hard drive to a new and freshly partitioned PATA HDD. It appeared when the progress bar was at 99%.

What does this mean?

Title: Re: "Bad directory buffer signature" - Q
Post by Brian on Mar 6th, 2007 at 4:25pm

wrote on Mar 6th, 2007 at 12:26pm:
What does this mean?

gnfti,

Not sure. It's an old PowerQuest error.

Which Ghost are you using? Have you been able to restore images in the past?

Title: Re: "Bad directory buffer signature" - Q
Post by Ghost4me on Mar 6th, 2007 at 10:20pm
I copied this from
http://sysdoc.doors.ch/POWERQUEST/PQDisk.pdf


Quote:
NTFS Check Errors (1500–1699)
Errors 1500–1699 are NTFS-specific check errors, which can occur when PQDisk checks the
integrity of a partition. PQDisk can fix certain errors when you perform the Check operation. For
more information, see “Resolving Check Errors” on page 87. In this section, “attribute” does not
mean read-only, hidden, system, etc. Rather, “attribute” means one of a file’s data streams.

#1508 Bad directory buffer signature


Suggestion:  delete the partitions and let Ghost create the partitions automatically during the restore.  Also, run chkdsk x: /f on the partitions afterwards. (x=drive letter).

Also run a Ghost verify of your backup image to be sure it is not corrupt.

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