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Please be as specific as possible to exclude misunderstandings. I assume that your expression "the tools" is referring to the TestDisk package that includes TestDisk and Photorec.

Yes, by tools I mean the TestDisk package I don't know why you interpret tools as irrelevant in context. Why do you ...

No. You can only restore something that you have stored before like a backup.

"The tools" allow to recover files and repair certain defined errors. This errors can be located on a boot partition or the partition where your operating system(s) reside as well.
Depending on the type of error "the ...

but it's crucial to use them carefully to avoid overwriting the boot sector.

What should care mean here as I didn't overwrite the target section with that in mind?

Hi
Do the tools allow you to restore a partition that includes a boot system?

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