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by wmagb
05 Dec 2017, 20:10
Forum: File recovery
Topic: PhotoRec taking a long time
Replies: 8
Views: 14822

Re: PhotoRec taking a long time

So, I stopped the recovery and checked the files, and they seem to be good/valid files. Good JPGs, MPGs, and some PDFs. However, it is nowhere near complete. As you say, the drive must be in really bad shape. I will attempt a few other things, including editing the photorec.ses file. Any advice for ...
by wmagb
27 Nov 2017, 16:02
Forum: File recovery
Topic: PhotoRec taking a long time
Replies: 8
Views: 14822

Re: PhotoRec taking a long time

I don't know a good way to check and see if the files are valid, without first stopping PhotoRec. I guess I could resume it afterward, yes?

We created a backup of the disk prior, using dd. It is stored in an .img file. Should I try mounting this, and running PhotoRec on that instead? The .img file ...
by wmagb
24 Nov 2017, 19:51
Forum: File recovery
Topic: PhotoRec taking a long time
Replies: 8
Views: 14822

PhotoRec taking a long time

Hello,

I am using PhotoRec 7.1-WIP, to recover files from a 1TB Western Digital SATA HDD. I booted off of a LiveCD (https://en.altlinux.org/Rescue), and I am using a Dell Optiplex 780. It is currently on Pass 1, Reading sector 121555852/1944492032, 9170 files found. It has been running for 62 days ...