Testdisk doesn't write partition information after reboot
Posted: 14 Jul 2016, 19:29
Before I get into it, I have tried the following programs to fix my problem:
Only Disktest found my lost partitions, but the "Write" command doesn't change the disk after "OK" and reboot of the system.
System: Win10
Disk structure:
Problem: I took a perfectly good Toshiba USB 3TB drive, broke the case and put the drive (mostly full), inside my system and the drive came up as raw/unallocated:
I ran TestDisk 7.0 and it found the lost partition (it was one that spanned the drive) and all the files:
I selected "Write" and "Y" and "Ok" and rebooted the machine. Nothing had been written. and nothing had changed.
Twist
I then found and ran testdisk-7.1-WIP.win64 and it finds the partition:
But then it gorks when trying to find the files:
Question
1. Am I doing this right? Should I choose different options?
2. Can I somehow fix the filesystem so that 7.1 can find the files/folders that 7.0 could?
3. General advice is welcome!!!
Only Disktest found my lost partitions, but the "Write" command doesn't change the disk after "OK" and reboot of the system.
System: Win10
Disk structure:
Problem: I took a perfectly good Toshiba USB 3TB drive, broke the case and put the drive (mostly full), inside my system and the drive came up as raw/unallocated:
I ran TestDisk 7.0 and it found the lost partition (it was one that spanned the drive) and all the files:
I selected "Write" and "Y" and "Ok" and rebooted the machine. Nothing had been written. and nothing had changed.
Twist
I then found and ran testdisk-7.1-WIP.win64 and it finds the partition:
But then it gorks when trying to find the files:
Question
1. Am I doing this right? Should I choose different options?
2. Can I somehow fix the filesystem so that 7.1 can find the files/folders that 7.0 could?
3. General advice is welcome!!!