Large Log file

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ckcc
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Large Log file

#1 Post by ckcc »

I'm on a Mac attempting to recover files from an 8TB external drive (only about 1TB was used).

I accidentally started a delete of the wrong external while trying to format new drives. The process failed somehow but it did enough so that the drive appears to have been deleted. I originally was able to run the quick scan in testdisk but wasn't able to figure out how to recover. So, now I'm running a deep search.

My current problem is that although the scan is at 85% I discovered that the log file is significant and is now starting taking up the remaining space of my internal drive (it is currently at 100GB file size). Is this normal? I am trying to keep the deep search going since it as taken days to run, but I don't know if I have enough files I can delete before it goes to 100%; I don't want to stop the search but it seems I may need to do so.

Is there any way to move the log file?

As I am typing this the log file is now growing at a faster pace than before.

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Re: Large Log file

#2 Post by cgrenier »

The log file grows when errors are encountered.
If you have deleted the partition, Quick Search should be enough to find the previous partition. If your partition is listed, set it to P(rimary) and on next screen, choose Write, confirm, Quit and restart your computer.
If you have reformated the partition or if TestDisk doesn't find your partition, try PhotoRec to recover the data.

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Re: Large Log file

#3 Post by ckcc »

I used the quick scan before and did just that (Write, confirm, Quit, restart.) But nothing happened.

It actually found two. I don't know what the small one is but it sees the a larger MS Data one
TestDisk 6.12-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, April 2009
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org

Disk /dev/rdisk2 - 8001 GB / 7452 GiB - CHS 2743151281 1 1
Partition Start End Size in sectors
P EFI System 40 409639 409600 [EFI]
P MS Data 411648 15628052479 15627640832 [Untitled]










Structure: Ok. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to select partition.
Use Left/Right Arrow keys to CHANGE partition characteristics:
P=Primary D=Deleted
Keys A: add partition, L: load backup, T: change type, P: list files,
Enter: to continue

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