Multiple partitions/disks/drives of the same damaged drive
Posted: 25 Feb 2016, 01:02
Hey all,
So I discovered TestDisk while trying to fix an external harddrive that 'cannot be accessed' by Windows. To my relief, I could see my files, but I seem to have a problem not addressed in any of the guides I've found.
When testdisk lists all connected drives, the damaged drive is listed three times (see attachment), disk /dev/sdf, Disk \\.\PhysicalDrive5, and Drive I:.
I can see my files in the first two, but no partition is detected in Drive I:. I did the 'deeper search' on it, and no partition is detected.
I feel like if only I could transfer the partition listed on either /dev/sdf or \\.\PhysicalDrive5 to Drive I:, the problem would be solved, but I am not technically literate enough to do that.
Any help would be appreciated.
So I discovered TestDisk while trying to fix an external harddrive that 'cannot be accessed' by Windows. To my relief, I could see my files, but I seem to have a problem not addressed in any of the guides I've found.
When testdisk lists all connected drives, the damaged drive is listed three times (see attachment), disk /dev/sdf, Disk \\.\PhysicalDrive5, and Drive I:.
I can see my files in the first two, but no partition is detected in Drive I:. I did the 'deeper search' on it, and no partition is detected.
I feel like if only I could transfer the partition listed on either /dev/sdf or \\.\PhysicalDrive5 to Drive I:, the problem would be solved, but I am not technically literate enough to do that.
Any help would be appreciated.