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by crono61
09 Apr 2018, 13:49
Forum: File recovery
Topic: Recovery from RAW Partition
Replies: 8
Views: 8683

Re: Recovery from RAW Partition

I thought I was supposed to use GPT instead of Intel/PC because the drive is over 2TB?

Thanks!
by crono61
08 Apr 2018, 19:11
Forum: File recovery
Topic: Recovery from RAW Partition
Replies: 8
Views: 8683

Re: Recovery from RAW Partition

Not sure how helpful of an update this is, but:

https://imgur.com/idUG1tO

Thanks!
by crono61
08 Apr 2018, 17:29
Forum: File recovery
Topic: Recovery from RAW Partition
Replies: 8
Views: 8683

Re: Recovery from RAW Partition

Thanks!

So when I select GPT I get 'bad GPT partition, invalid signature':

https://imgur.com/nw405Xj

It does find one partition, but it starts at 63 (I assume it's supposed to start at 0 or 1?):

https://imgur.com/HizThzm

I'm doing a deeper search right now. Should I write that structure to the ...
by crono61
29 Mar 2018, 02:40
Forum: File recovery
Topic: Recovery from RAW Partition
Replies: 8
Views: 8683

Re: Recovery from RAW Partition

Hey so I did some more digging and took some more screenshots.

If I select 'None' as the partition type:
https://imgur.com/a/9mNYl

If I select 'Intel' as the partition type:
https://imgur.com/a/NGVwu

A couple of things don't seem right to me - the 'can't open filesystem' error and the 'bad ...
by crono61
27 Mar 2018, 14:02
Forum: File recovery
Topic: Recovery from RAW Partition
Replies: 8
Views: 8683

Re: Recovery from RAW Partition

Thanks for the quick reply!

Once I select PhysicalDrive2 should I select 'none' for partition table type like TestDisk suggests? After that should I do 'Analyse' and then post more screenshots? Is the goal to use the 'Advanced' menu to rebuild the boot sector or something?
by crono61
26 Mar 2018, 23:18
Forum: File recovery
Topic: Recovery from RAW Partition
Replies: 8
Views: 8683

Recovery from RAW Partition

Hey I'm new to the forums and I'm not sure if this is the right subforum or if I'm supposed to be posting in the "Partition Recovery" subforum.

Here's my problem:

I have a 3TB external HDD that seems to have failed or partially failed. It contains old photos and documents. It's currently assigned ...