Help needed with TestDisk !
Posted: 05 May 2015, 17:02
Hello,
My computer (an Asus X550LC) has crashed. I thought I lost all my data (I couldn't get anything back with Recuva, nor Photorec), but now that I have tried TestDisk, it looks like there is still a hope. Nevertherless, as I'm really not an expert, I don't want to try anything without being 100% sure. Therefore, I need someone to give me a hand for the final steps…
I first left the settings as they were, and I arrived to the Main Menu. I did Analyze > Quick Search, and TestDisk found four partitions: Recovery, OS, Data and Restore (they are shown in simply white, not green). I can see the files that they contain, and it looks like it is OS and Data that I want to get back. I think I can visualize everything I need, so I don't need a Deeper Search, right?
This is where it is a bit different than the tutorial I was using, so I don't dare going further. I can change the partition type (in *, Primary or Logical), and it turns into green. However, I cannot put both OS and Data in Logical at the same time (it says "Structure: Bad." for the second I'm trying to change)…
I would be so greatful if someone could help me out here, I have on this hard drive really meaningful things for me (old pictures, photos and so on)… And in the future, I'll have perfect BackUp's for sure
My computer (an Asus X550LC) has crashed. I thought I lost all my data (I couldn't get anything back with Recuva, nor Photorec), but now that I have tried TestDisk, it looks like there is still a hope. Nevertherless, as I'm really not an expert, I don't want to try anything without being 100% sure. Therefore, I need someone to give me a hand for the final steps…
I first left the settings as they were, and I arrived to the Main Menu. I did Analyze > Quick Search, and TestDisk found four partitions: Recovery, OS, Data and Restore (they are shown in simply white, not green). I can see the files that they contain, and it looks like it is OS and Data that I want to get back. I think I can visualize everything I need, so I don't need a Deeper Search, right?
This is where it is a bit different than the tutorial I was using, so I don't dare going further. I can change the partition type (in *, Primary or Logical), and it turns into green. However, I cannot put both OS and Data in Logical at the same time (it says "Structure: Bad." for the second I'm trying to change)…
I would be so greatful if someone could help me out here, I have on this hard drive really meaningful things for me (old pictures, photos and so on)… And in the future, I'll have perfect BackUp's for sure