Good afternoon, or whatever the case may be where you are.
I had a 10tb external drive. The full drive encrypted with veracrypt. A week or so back, I quick-formatted it in Windows 10. I quickly realized my mistake and didn't touch the drive.
Here's where I'm currently at:
I restored the veracrypt volume header and decrypted the drive. I can assign a drive letter in Windows. However, it's asking me to format it first.
I am able to recover data using photorec. Worst case scenario, I'll go this route.
My question, is there any hope of restoring the file/folder structure of the drive? If so, what would the process be?
Thank you for your time.
Accidentally quick-formatted veracrypt encrypted drive (Windows 10)
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Re: Accidentally quick-formatted veracrypt encrypted drive (Windows 10)
You can try Testdisk to see if it is able to recover files and folders.
Re: Accidentally quick-formatted veracrypt encrypted drive (Windows 10)
I've got testdisk installed and I've been in there poking around. I'm just not sure exactly which of the methods I need to follow.
I have a disk analysis running now. It seemed to me the obvious route. It's gonna take a couple days I suspect.
I'll see what that comes up with and report back either way. Thanks for the quick response.
I have a disk analysis running now. It seemed to me the obvious route. It's gonna take a couple days I suspect.
I'll see what that comes up with and report back either way. Thanks for the quick response.