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by theKaz
05 Dec 2013, 03:44
Forum: File undelete
Topic: Question about files erased with command-line deletion
Replies: 1
Views: 3316

Question about files erased with command-line deletion

When I delete a file in Windows or Linux from the GUI, be it delete, empty trash, or shift-delete, I can use TestDisk immediately to at least find the file if not outright recover it. But why is it if I delete something from the command-line/DOS prompt, it's likely gone for good?

I ask because I ...
by theKaz
05 Dec 2013, 03:32
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Is a drive still viable if there is no partition table?
Replies: 2
Views: 3498

Re: Is a drive still viable if there is no partition table?

Thank you. That's what I wound up doing, creating a new table and restoring the image to the new partition.

Windows 8 hit a snag, but thanks to a recovery disk, I found I could "create" another copy of Windows upon boot. (I can "hide" it by disabling the boot-loader, but is there a way to remove ...
by theKaz
29 Nov 2013, 22:29
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Is a drive still viable if there is no partition table?
Replies: 2
Views: 3498

Is a drive still viable if there is no partition table?

I booted up my machine last week and found no data on the SSD (the drive, bought reconditioned, is only a few months old). Booting a copy of Parted Magic (off Hirem's Recovery CD), I tried probing it and came up with nothing.

Since I couldn't find anything mounting the SSD in an external enclosure ...