Originally Posted by Bob Crabtree
So, if I understand you correctly, you are saying that, somehow, both identifiers are there, rather than one, so that Windows sees an identifier that tells it is a Windows hard disk; and the Linux drivers see an identifier that tells it is a Linux hard disk?
But does that in anyway explain how the stuff that was there BEFORE I deleted the Linux ext2 partition and replaced it with an NTFS partition is still there and accessible?
I'm not saying it doesn't, I'm just asking a question?
did you do a proper format or a quick format?
me thinks that the ext2 file records are still there and linux can see them but windows only sees the ntfs drive. but lets not get it wrong something screwed up big time to leave a conundrum like this. maybe do a feature piece when you invite file systems experts to comment on the strange drive. im no expert but what ever you used to format the drive has not done a proper job