I don't know what you used as an OS before, but W8 changes file...

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    I don't know what you used as an OS before, but W8 changes file attributes, or metadata, in the NTFS file system from those, say, used by XP. Install XP or W7 in a new partition and run chkdsk from there to recover your data files.
    Last edited by cabalaine: 02/01/15
 
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