If you have choose to rebuild the NTFS boot sector, TestDisk will search for the MFT location.
Read errors are recorded in testdisk.log file, they mau be the cause of the activity on the primary disk.
Do you see a growing testdisk.log file and/or error message displayed on the screen ?
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- 08 Sep 2015, 00:51
- Forum: Filesystem repair
- Topic: Heavy duty on primary disk when recovering on external drive
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