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by alexx
03 Apr 2022, 01:17
Forum: File recovery
Topic: TestDisk write operation damaged my disk
Replies: 2
Views: 3898

Re: TestDisk write operation damaged my disk

You should check the SMART status of the drive to see if it's ok on the hardware side.

If SMART indicates any problems then be very careful as any further operations could make things worse and it should go to a lab.

If SMART shows no problems than it's likely a software problem and you should do ...
by alexx
02 Apr 2022, 23:36
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Partition recovery after a failing dock and now a bad MFT
Replies: 2
Views: 1395

Re: Partition recovery after a failing dock and now a bad MFT

Any advice with Testdisk if it's up to the task?

I'm not as familiar with those and only tried them because I'm stuck.
by alexx
02 Apr 2022, 13:52
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Partition recovery after a failing dock and now a bad MFT
Replies: 2
Views: 1395

Partition recovery after a failing dock and now a bad MFT

I've had a big hard drive fail on me that was being used on an external USB dock.

It was functioning fine and then a few days ago it became inaccessible and Windows does not see the partition anymore.

Now I'm in a bit of a muddle because I've tried to make the partition visible again (chkdsk ...