[Won]

Neil, it's not a permission related problem, it's just the file map (or whatever it's called in NTFS terms) and the actual files don't match, or so I understand. The directory is there, the data is there, they're just not linked.

Joe, the most frustrating part is that I thought about the USB drive that I carry around right before I ran PM. I always (well I guess not always eh) backup things, at least from one partition to another, but in this case C: was completely full and I wanted quick and dirty way. As soon as I saw the CRC error this feeling hit me, you know the kind when you've just made the tiniest and stupidest mistake and you can hear the big pile of crap falling while your heart sinks in it. I absolutely hate that feeling, happened at least a few times in my not-so-long lifetime, and everytime my own stupidity just kills me. Funny, I think the last time I felt it was when I dropped the car on the wheel. Oh well.

The files I need are just some Excel and Word documents, which could have even fit in a floppy disk. I wouldn't go through all these trouble if they were mine because I'd have a backup somewhere and I wouldn't really care all that much, but they're not mine... Which again makes feel like a total idiot for not backing up things. Maybe I should stop messing around and just go buy one of those programs, I mean how hard can it be to retreive some text files?

Haven't gotten any replies at other forums. It looks like Pelican is da place even for a computer problem. It's also a good place to vent before I go back and do other stupid things trying to save stuff.

You would think being an engineering student it shouldn't be too hard to find computer savvy friends around...