Would it be possible to maintain file structure and names using photorec?

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Would it be possible to maintain file structure and names using photorec?

#1 Post by oscosc »

This would really help me. Could that be possible and if not, will it ever happen?

Thanks for thesegreat tools.

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Re: Would it be possible to maintain file structure and names using photorec?

#2 Post by cgrenier »

Use TestDisk, Advanced, Undelete if you want to recover the original filenames.
But PhotoRec recovers more files and can handle reformated partitions.

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