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by recuperation
Today, 16:35
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: bad geometry: block count exceeds size of device after partition table recovery with testdisk
Replies: 2
Views: 34

Re: bad geometry: block count exceeds size of device after partition table recovery with testdisk

You have been possibly trapped by an translating enclosure. ;)

Read:

[...
Drive Specification* ST5000DM000 and ST5000DM001
Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)** 5000GB (5TB)
Guaranteed sectors 9,767,541,168
Heads 8
Disks 4
Bytes per sector
(4K physical emulated at 512-byte sectors)
4096 ...
by recuperation
02 Jun 2026, 21:50
Forum: Récupération de fichier
Topic: Lanceur Testdick (Ubuntu)
Replies: 5
Views: 5907

Re: Lanceur Testdick (Ubuntu)

Source (en allemand):

https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Desktop-Symbole/

En fonction du gérant du desktop comme GNOME ou XFCE cela pourrait être nécessaire de rendre les lançeurs réalisables .
Dans Nautilus on selectionne le fichier de type desktop et en cliquant sur la touche droite on arrive dans un ...
by recuperation
02 Jun 2026, 08:50
Forum: Récupération de fichier
Topic: Lanceur Testdick (Ubuntu)
Replies: 5
Views: 5907

Re: Lanceur Testdick (Ubuntu)

Je n'utilise pas d'Ubuntu. Veuillez publier le fichier de type "desktop" que vous avez créé ici dans le forum quand même.
by recuperation
02 Jun 2026, 07:22
Forum: Récupération de fichier
Topic: Lanceur Testdick (Ubuntu)
Replies: 5
Views: 5907

Re: Lanceur Testdick (Ubuntu)

Si vous créez un lançeur qui si réfère à un fichier du nom "Testdick" cela va jamais fonctionner. Il faut être précis.

Le logiciel de Christophe Grenier n'a pas de nom vulgaire.
by recuperation
22 May 2026, 14:49
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Partition became Unallocated, files seem to be there somewhere, need to get partition back!
Replies: 3
Views: 9861

Re: Partition became Unallocated, files seem to be there somewhere, need to get partition back!

You massacred your disk. Although TestDisk obviously presented you with a safe option for recovery you decided to gamble despite your first destructive experience. You lost.

I won't answer your question as I don't know what you did exactly and I don't want to speculate.
by recuperation
12 May 2026, 16:46
Forum: Filesystem repair
Topic: Problem with external hard drive
Replies: 5
Views: 20938

Re: Problem with external hard drive

Now I understand.
by recuperation
11 May 2026, 20:23
Forum: File recovery
Topic: Using QPhotorec in a 2TB External HDD is taking too long and I don't know if I should keep going
Replies: 3
Views: 12584

Re: Using QPhotorec in a 2TB External HDD is taking too long and I don't know if I should keep going

Are you using the most recent TestDisk package (containing PhotoRec and QPhotoRecWin)?

There might be an issue with an older version.


https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download

112 reallocated sectors is proof of a dammaged disk.
PhotoRec is stressing a disk depending on its content.
You ...
by recuperation
06 May 2026, 10:02
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Trying to find a missing partition
Replies: 3
Views: 40810

Re: Trying to find a missing partition

You placed your posting in this thread for a reason, obviously. Read my posting above and follow the advice given.

The statement "I am on day 4" only provides information when you disclose the size of your disk as well. This way one can calculate the average speed so far and compare the average ...
by recuperation
04 May 2026, 10:46
Forum: Filesystem repair
Topic: Problem with external hard drive
Replies: 5
Views: 20938

Re: Problem with external hard drive

I don't understand.