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I also tried setting the partition to none instead of the default EFI GPT. after going through a couple of screens I got to this which seemed promising but it won't let select "Write" because I initially set the partition to "none".

Disk /dev/sdc - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 243201 255 63
Partition ...

Okay, and thanks for your patience here.

I see this:
Disk /dev/sdc - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 243201 255 63
Partition Start End Size in sectors
D EFI System 40 409639 409600 [EFI System Partition] [EFI]
D MS Data 63 3907024127 3907024065 [FreeAgent GoFlex Drive]
>D Mac HFS 409640 3906766983 ...

Currently I'm here. Really slow going. to get to 08% has taken me most of the day.

Disk /dev/sdc - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 243201 255 63
Analyse cylinder 21712/243200: 08%
Mac HFS 589600 3906946943 3906357344
Mac HFS 589944 3906947287 3906357344
Mac HFS 590016 3906947359 3906357344
Mac HFS ...

I got this on Windows


Disk /dev/sdc - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 243201 255 63

The harddisk (2000 GB / 1863 GiB) seems too small! (< 4000 GB / 3726 GiB)
Check the harddisk size: HD jumper settings, BIOS detection...

The following partition can't be recovered:
Partition Start End Size in sectors ...

Yes, I have a windows machine I can try on. Can I do it without log?
I'm also trying to analyze again using my mac without log, it's only 26% in almost 2 days. Is that normal? Should i quit and move it over to my Windows machine now or wait?

Thanks again

Thanks for the fast response.
Didn't touch the computer after I started running Testdisk. Testdisk is currently installed in my Applications folder and is still there.
Any ideas as to what to check, or next steps?

New user here so any and all help is much appreciated.

I accidentally formatted a 2T External HDD thinking it was a different one. I believe it was originally Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and I formatted as ExFat as I have both Windows and Mac machines now.

I ran Test Disk > Create > Disk /dev ...