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by ksotos
04 Nov 2025, 01:58
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Accidentally lost partition
Replies: 6
Views: 10371

Re: Accidentally lost partition


It's disappointing to read that kind of documentation. The case changed from a laptop with two disks inside to a case with one disk and the other one attached externally.
The worse the description is the the lesser the chance of getting a correct answer.


Apologies for this inconsistency, it was ...
by ksotos
01 Nov 2025, 13:44
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Accidentally lost partition
Replies: 6
Views: 10371

Re: Accidentally lost partition

Sorry if I am asking the obvious, but how do I grant admin rights? I run "testdisk_win.exe" and I am asked if I want to allow the software to make changes, is this what you refer to? It does not specifically asks for admin rights.
No, the drive is a normal external 1GB HDD, not an SSD.
by ksotos
01 Nov 2025, 01:43
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Accidentally lost partition
Replies: 6
Views: 10371

Re: Accidentally lost partition

Hi there,

Thanks for the guidance, I followed the instructions as per the link you shared.
I managed to find both partitions on my drive, the second one was showing as Deleted.
I followed the instructions to Write the partitions in the partitions table.
I then got the next screen where my Boot ...
by ksotos
30 Oct 2025, 02:27
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Accidentally lost partition
Replies: 6
Views: 10371

Accidentally lost partition

Hi all,

On my Windows 7 laptop, I have two HDD installed, the first is my boot disk with the windows and the second is a disk mainly for storing files.
Few weeks ago, I used Windows disk manager to try to create a new partition on my second drive in order to install Linux and have a dual boot ...