Quote Originally Posted by Grr View Post
Yes, it shows all files+folders in windows...was able to delete some files to free up some space also.

How would ubuntu live CD/DVD help?
LOL, I didnt expected this question from you Grr.

Well, You can just use ubuntu Live CD to run Ubuntu on your system without installing it on your system with your HDD plugged in and then you can try to copy the files and folders to take backup. Often when windows fails , Linux (ubuntu here) does detect them and can be copied. Give a try and hopefully it can be recovered.