Out of despair I would recommend:
Try to connect your SSD internally.
Another possibility is to try and clone the SSD under Linux using ddrescue as described in the manual.
Afterwards you would run TestDisk against the clone. That would exclude any issue with the Samsung SSD.
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- Yesterday, 21:40
- Forum: Partition Recovery
- Topic: Try to find a unallocated partition and stuck at 99%
- Replies: 9
- Views: 451
- Yesterday, 10:31
- Forum: Partition Recovery
- Topic: Try to find a unallocated partition and stuck at 99%
- Replies: 9
- Views: 451
Re: Try to find a unallocated partition and stuck at 99%
I don't see any indications for errors in your smartmontools log file. What surprises me, though, is that your TestDisk log file is refering to a disk labeled "Sabrent" whereas the smartmontools log file shows a Samsung 850 EVO.
- 18 Mar 2026, 19:34
- Forum: Partition Recovery
- Topic: Try to find a unallocated partition and stuck at 99%
- Replies: 9
- Views: 451
Re: Try to find a unallocated partition and stuck at 99%
The cut off, it is because it stack at 99% and never finish. This is my guess here.
I used smartmontools as you suggested and follow those instruction, but in the log it show:
"Smartctl open device: /dev/sde [SAT] failed: \\.\PhysicalDrive4: Open failed, Error=5"
I used both command smartctl -a ...
- 18 Mar 2026, 14:39
- Forum: Partition Recovery
- Topic: Try to find a unallocated partition and stuck at 99%
- Replies: 9
- Views: 451
Re: Try to find a unallocated partition and stuck at 99%
When using Windows operating systems the log file is typically written into the folder with the TestDisk executable.
The log file you provided looks like being cut off.
Based on the information given, I have no answer for you.
Obviously you are using TestDisk for a reason.
Please provide a ...
The log file you provided looks like being cut off.
Based on the information given, I have no answer for you.
Obviously you are using TestDisk for a reason.
Please provide a ...
- 18 Mar 2026, 08:28
- Forum: Partition Recovery
- Topic: Try to find a unallocated partition and stuck at 99%
- Replies: 9
- Views: 451
Re: Try to find a unallocated partition and stuck at 99%
Please post your log file.
- 12 Mar 2026, 08:15
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: Can My Partition/Hard Drive Be Recovered? "Filesystem seems damaged."
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13004
Re: Can My Partition/Hard Drive Be Recovered? "Filesystem seems damaged."
I appreciate the help so far, it will take me a while to try this so I have a few questions before I start this process.
If I remember correctly I started TestDisk as:"testdisk" but then with sudo as prompted by TestDisk, I think it shows in the log. Do I need to run "su" first and then run ...
- 11 Mar 2026, 11:32
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: Can My Partition/Hard Drive Be Recovered? "Filesystem seems damaged."
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13004
Re: Can My Partition/Hard Drive Be Recovered? "Filesystem seems damaged."
TestDisk cannot open the partition located at 1/0/1.
There is a least one issue with the location of the MFT as the location in the NTFS boot sector differs from the NTFS mirror.
What you could try out is to clone your disk using ddrescue as described in the manual.
Keep in mind that your disk has ...
There is a least one issue with the location of the MFT as the location in the NTFS boot sector differs from the NTFS mirror.
What you could try out is to clone your disk using ddrescue as described in the manual.
Keep in mind that your disk has ...
- 09 Mar 2026, 14:32
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: Can My Partition/Hard Drive Be Recovered? "Filesystem seems damaged."
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13004
Re: Can My Partition/Hard Drive Be Recovered? "Filesystem seems damaged."
Could you post your TestDisk log file?
- 06 Mar 2026, 11:28
- Forum: Partition Recovery
- Topic: Trying to find a missing partition
- Replies: 1
- Views: 12412
Re: Trying to find a missing partition
TestDisk has not been designed to cope with broken devices containing unreadable sectors (see number of reallocated and pending sectors).
Clone your broken disk using ddrescue as described in a manual.
Clone your clone a second time, do not rely on being able to clone your defective device another ...
Clone your broken disk using ddrescue as described in a manual.
Clone your clone a second time, do not rely on being able to clone your defective device another ...
- 06 Mar 2026, 11:24
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: Can My Partition/Hard Drive Be Recovered? "Filesystem seems damaged."
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13004
Re: Can My Partition/Hard Drive Be Recovered? "Filesystem seems damaged."
Quick answer: I don't know. This question cannot be answered.
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