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FYI - I got gpart working now with gparted and just started seeing what it could do. I was using the source file and instead got the binary but had to make it executable, rename it and put it under /usr/bin

Attaching a gparted screenshot to help

Here is the error I'm getting when trying to run make for gpart. Perhaps I don't even need gpart if I have TestDisk?

root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix/Desktop/gpart# make
make -C src
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/knoppix/Desktop/gpart/src'
gcc -Wall -O2 -pedantic -DVERSION=\"0.1f\" -c -o disku.o ...

Thank you for your help. I was also looking at trying to install gpart as I have gparted and when I ask it to assist with file recovery it says I need to install gpart. I was getting errors though when said to "make" even though I have it in the right director. Seems gpart can try and help with the ...

If I knew what I was doing in Test Disk should I be able to use it to make my hard drive bootable again so I can pull my files off?

Sorry just found it listed as Microsoft Office Document.

Yes this worked. Thank you for the fast and excellent reply. Now I'm using PhotoRec to try and locate any salvagable files on my corrupted partitions. I see in the options that I can look for just certain types of files. I'm simply looking for .xls and .ppt (excel and powerpoint files), but don't ...

I'm running Windows 8.1. I awoke this morning to find my PC in a perpetual cycle of "preparing automatic repair" then "diagnosing your pc". I was able to reboot and use F12 to get into the BIOS or screen with various options including refresh or reset. I have some data on my c:\ drive I want so do ...