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by hmhxxx
07 May 2020, 11:00
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: testdisk finds lost NTFS partition but after reboot fails to mount
Replies: 6
Views: 6143

Re: testdisk finds lost NTFS partition but after reboot fails to mount

So found it worked to select folders and copy to the testdisk base folder, for on copy to an external drive.
Saved all needed files successfully.
thanks for a fine product.
by hmhxxx
01 May 2020, 06:56
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: testdisk finds lost NTFS partition but after reboot fails to mount
Replies: 6
Views: 6143

Re: testdisk finds lost NTFS partition but after reboot fails to mount

Most grateful for earlier and any further suggestions.


Run "cmd" (right click run as administrator) and "chkdsk /f e:". What is the result ?


Wondered if my virus checker or the commercial software had locked access to the volume, so
attached external HD to a different Win 10 PC.

now there ...
by hmhxxx
25 Apr 2020, 10:48
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: testdisk finds lost NTFS partition but after reboot fails to mount
Replies: 6
Views: 6143

Re: testdisk finds lost NTFS partition but after reboot fails to mount

C:\Windows\system32>chkdsk /f e:

"Cannot open volume for direct access."
by hmhxxx
24 Apr 2020, 11:19
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: testdisk finds lost NTFS partition but after reboot fails to mount
Replies: 6
Views: 6143

testdisk finds lost NTFS partition but after reboot fails to mount

Hello all,

Would appreciate your advice on next actions.

I have a 2014 USB 3.0 500 GB Toshiba canvio external hard drive (model DTB fac: C A).
When I plugged in my Toshiba drive on my Xubuntu desktop, the drive was not being detected by gparted though Disks showed "Toshiba External USB 3.0 (0001 ...