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Zogo
Jul 29, 2003

DLC Inc posted:

...would I be wrong in assuming the HDD have a meltdown and as a result, the partition with my OS got wiped in the aftermath?

I doubt it was fully wiped. Usually if something like that disappears it means that the MBR got damaged and the OS can't see the partition properly.

You could try some kind of data recovery tool to see if it can find the C partition:
https://www.journaldev.com/36900/top-best-linux-data-recovery-tools


Also, running CDI will show if your HDD is damaged:
https://osdn.net/projects/crystaldiskinfo/downloads/73507/CrystalDiskInfo8_8_1.exe/

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