Ok, I am preferably looking for a "fix the partition" solution because at the moment I only have access to a laptop with a dock hub (no direct sata access) and a spare hdd that won't fit the 4TB for backing up.
So: 1)if i write the partition after identifying it with the correct sector size on ...
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- 24 Apr 2023, 17:35
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: [Linux, Testdisk] Should I repair partition table with wrong sector size due to USB-adapter but on a disk with errors?
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- 21 Apr 2023, 12:50
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: [Linux, Testdisk] Should I repair partition table with wrong sector size due to USB-adapter but on a disk with errors?
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Re: [Linux, Testdisk] Should I repair partition table with wrong sector size due to USB-adapter but on a disk with error
Thanks. But it won't see the partition without changing sector size because the filesystem/partition table was created with an enclosure that simulated a 4096 sector, without that enclosure the disk itself presents a 512 sector size so it won't align. The problem is similar to one described here ...
- 21 Apr 2023, 00:15
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: [Linux, Testdisk] Should I repair partition table with wrong sector size due to USB-adapter but on a disk with errors?
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[Linux, Testdisk] Should I repair partition table with wrong sector size due to USB-adapter but on a disk with errors?
Hi, I'm new to Testdisk and need advice on how to proceed with this repairing. I have a 4TB WD hdd (with sector size of 512e/4096) that was first formatted as GPT/ext4 with an usb-sata enclosure/adapter on a Raspberry Pi 3. Apparently the load was too much for Rpi3, and inconsistency on usb port ...