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by SyncroScales
13 Jan 2022, 12:29
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Recovering partition.
Replies: 3
Views: 2710

Re: Recovering partition.

Thanks for the reply.

So I repaired the drive. There was only one * bootable and P - Primary partition. I wrote the partition table. I restarted the computer. In Computer I see two drive letters that have 100MB (NTFS) and 565MB (NTFS). But the data section in the middle is not there. The file ...
by SyncroScales
13 Jan 2022, 03:10
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Recovering partition.
Replies: 3
Views: 2710

Recovering partition.

Hi,

testdisk-7.1WIP

I have a hard-disk that was formatted or lost it's partition. I looked for the partition and found what seems to be the NTFS partition and the smaller partition in-front of it, maybe for boot. The choice I have after selecting the NTFS partition is Write partition table ...
by SyncroScales
12 Sep 2017, 16:53
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Reformat a failing microSD card or HDD?
Replies: 0
Views: 1407

Reformat a failing microSD card or HDD?

Hi.

I was wondering what can be done when a microSD card or HDD keeps disconnecting from a computer? Testdisk will not recognize the media. It cannot due to the fact the media is just disconnecting. A different USB cord has not helped.

If there are no other options, is it advisable to re-format ...
by SyncroScales
12 Sep 2017, 16:45
Forum: Filesystem repair
Topic: Disk Geometry?
Replies: 0
Views: 1978

Disk Geometry?

Hello.

How does changing the Disk Geometry work?

I was using Windows 7. I have some internal HDD's that I used testdisk and photorec with. They are old IDE drives and disconnect with the USB3 device while I accessed them. Photorec finished each pass (I tried every option) even when the HDD's ...
by SyncroScales
04 Dec 2016, 13:50
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Blank external Hard-drive. Windows says must format it.
Replies: 16
Views: 12968

Re: Blank external Hard-drive. Windows says must format it.

So Write Testdisk MBR code to first sector won't work?

When does someone use Write Testdisk MBR code to first sector won't work?

The thing is that Windows Vista recognizes the external hard-drive in Device Manager and wants to Format it. Safely Remove also recognizes the external hard-drive. So I ...
by SyncroScales
01 Dec 2016, 18:15
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Blank external Hard-drive. Windows says must format it.
Replies: 16
Views: 12968

Re: Blank external Hard-drive. Windows says must format it.

I tried to use R-Studio as bootable media before Windows starts. It was unsuccessful, I tried changing BIOS settings, but the DVD-RW and USB flash stick were not recognized.

I managed to get R-studio to recognize the Western Digital My Book in Windows. It gave me these messages in a log file that ...
by SyncroScales
01 Dec 2016, 03:10
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: How to access image.dd?
Replies: 3
Views: 20710

Re: How to access image.dd?

I am using Windows vista 32-bit.

I right-click the file - properties - I choose to open the program with testdisk and photorec. A small window opens and closes. Not working.
by SyncroScales
25 Nov 2016, 17:00
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Blank external Hard-drive. Windows says must format it.
Replies: 16
Views: 12968

Re: Blank external Hard-drive. Windows says must format it.

I thought of some things I also need to do since the External HDD is recognized in the BIOS.

Can I scan the external HDD and my computer/drives/etc for malware before boot? Any recommendations?

Can I try any data recovery on the external HDD before boot?

My computer might be infected now. I did ...
by SyncroScales
25 Nov 2016, 11:48
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: Blank external Hard-drive. Windows says must format it.
Replies: 16
Views: 12968

Re: Blank external Hard-drive. Windows says must format it.

Hello.

PhotoRec scanned quite a lot of files (That I cannot see). But it found nothing.

I have decided to copy and paste parts of the log file into smaller document files. How can I post these?
by SyncroScales
23 Nov 2016, 11:11
Forum: Partition Recovery
Topic: How to access image.dd?
Replies: 3
Views: 20710

How to access image.dd?

Hello.

I placed an image from one external hard-drive onto another external hard-drive. How to I scan it? I opened testdisk, but do not know what to select.

Thank you.