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Recuperation,

I did try using P-key to list files before hitting enter, but none of the partitions showed any files. I will try a commercial software. Thank you again for all the support.

Hello,

I tried quick and deeper search, but no luck (see attached screenshots). The screenshot named 2024-06-27 13-25-55, says the structure is okay, but when I hit enter, I get a message saying "Can't open filesystem. Filesystem seems damaged - screenshot named 2024-06-27 13-25-55. Any other ...

I am adding an additional screenshot showing the results of ddrescue, which I forgot to include in my previous post.

Text of my previous post is listed below.

I was able to get ddrescue to run (see attached log.txt file) and it reported that it was able to recover 100% of my data, but now the ...

Hello, I am still very new to this, but I was able to get ddrescue to run (see attached log.txt file) and it reported that it was able to recover 100% of my data, but now the destination disk (USB 2T external hard drive) is not recognized. I can see it when I run lsblk, but it isn't recognized in ...

Never mind, I figured it out. I needed to be logged in as root. I am running ddrescue now. Thank you.

Hello, I ran into a problem when attempting to use ddrescue to duplicate my Western Digital disk. I set up a virtual machine running Ubuntu. The source hard drive (Western Digital My Book hard drive) is connected to my PC via SATA to USB adapter, and I have a 2TB USB external hard drive that will be ...

Recuperation, thank you for the information! I will attempt to duplicate the disk and learn more about load cycles. I will let you know the outcome.
Really appreciate your help!

Sorry, I am not well versed with hard drive recovery techniques, still learning. Please see the smartmontools information I got from my hard drive.

testdiskrevised.log

The full testdesk.log file is too large to post, so I copied the beginning of the log and several lines, then skipped to the end and copied the last two lines of the log file.

See attached and also copied directly below:

Tue Jun 4 16:37:52 2024
Command line: TestDisk ...

I have a Western Digital MyBook External USB drive that stopped working. I removed it from the case and used a SATA to USB adapter to connect the drive to my laptop. I see the drive when I open File Explorer, but when I try to access it, I get a message that the drive is not accessible. I see the ...