Seagate Ext Hard Drive asking to be formated

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newnew
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Seagate Ext Hard Drive asking to be formated

#1 Post by newnew »

Hello All
After reading your forum I decided to run TestDisk on my External Hard Drive 2000GB
after completing Quick search - no partition was detected
after completing Deep Search it gave me this saying that there is partitions conflict between 3 and 2, 2 and 1, 1 and 4
i did a screen shot but can not attache it, i tried as pdf and word file but it does not allow me
I am not computer engineer and I am struggling a lot with it
can you guys help please?

Kind regards
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Re: Seagate Ext Hard Drive asking to be formated

#2 Post by cgrenier »

You can link to jpg or png images or copy/paste the testdisk.log file.

Run TestDisk, Advanced, Boot, RebuildBS, List. If you can see your files, choose Write, confirm, Quit and restart your computer.
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Re: Seagate Ext Hard Drive asking to be formated

#3 Post by newnew »

Thank you Mr Grenier

Thank you for your response. I dont even know how to link to jpg.
When I was doing TestDisk, a lot of information have been displaying in this communication black window and I have seen that there was many times written delete or deleting, which scared me so I have stopped the test being afraid that I am deleting the data.
Should I do it again and then try (somehow) to copy/paste the testdisk.log file (whatever and wherever it is) please?
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Re: Seagate Ext Hard Drive asking to be formated

#4 Post by newnew »

yohuu, i found this and copied it , maybe that tells you more Mr Grenier
Drive H is the one which is the problem. When I attache it to the computer I get asked to format it.
Thank you so much for helping

Thu Oct 27 13:18:10 2016
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows 7 (7601) SP1
Compiler: GCC 4.8, Cygwin 1007.34
Compilation date: 2015-04-18T13:01:55
ext2fs lib: 1.42.8, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20120504, curses lib: ncurses 5.9
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=640135028736
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=2000398929920
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=640135028736
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=2000398929920
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=210112610304
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=429915111424
filewin32_getfilesize(\\.\E:) GetFileSize err Niepoprawna funkcja.

filewin32_setfilepointer(\\.\E:) SetFilePointer err Niepoprawna funkcja.

Warning: can't get size for \\.\E:
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\H:)=2000381018112
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 640 GB / 596 GiB - CHS 77825 255 63, sector size=512
Disk /dev/sdb - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30400 255 63, sector size=4096
Disk \\.\PhysicalDrive1 - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30400 255 63, sector size=4096
Drive C: - 210 GB / 195 GiB - CHS 25544 255 63, sector size=512
Drive D: - 429 GB / 400 GiB - CHS 52267 255 63, sector size=512
Drive H: - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30399 255 63, sector size=4096

Partition table type (auto): None
Drive H: - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB
Partition table type: Intel

Interface Advanced
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=115 sector=52
BAD_RS LBA=1936269394 5382406
check_part_i386 1 type 4F: no test
BAD_RS LBA=1917848077 5967333
check_part_i386 2 type 73: no test
BAD_RS LBA=1818575915 5855017
check_part_i386 3 type 2B: no test
BAD_RS LBA=2844524554 5982593
check_part_i386 4 type 61: no test
3 * Sys=2B 113201 29 24 147074 114 59 544175136
2 * Sys=73 119380 132 62 153270 41 37 544437093
1 * Sys=4F 120527 49 53 234813 237 34 1836016416
4 * SpeedStor 177063 118 26 177066 225 63 54974

Analyse Drive H: - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30399 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=115 sector=52
BAD_RS LBA=1936269394 5382406
check_part_i386 1 type 4F: no test
BAD_RS LBA=1917848077 5967333
check_part_i386 2 type 73: no test
BAD_RS LBA=1818575915 5855017
check_part_i386 3 type 2B: no test
BAD_RS LBA=2844524554 5982593
check_part_i386 4 type 61: no test
Current partition structure:
1 * Sys=4F 120527 49 53 234813 237 34 1836016416

Bad relative sector.
2 * Sys=73 119380 132 62 153270 41 37 544437093

Bad relative sector.
3 * Sys=2B 113201 29 24 147074 114 59 544175136

Bad relative sector.
4 * SpeedStor 177063 118 26 177066 225 63 54974

Bad relative sector.
Only one partition must be bootable
Space conflict between the following two partitions
3 * Sys=2B 113201 29 24 147074 114 59 544175136
2 * Sys=73 119380 132 62 153270 41 37 544437093
Space conflict between the following two partitions
2 * Sys=73 119380 132 62 153270 41 37 544437093
1 * Sys=4F 120527 49 53 234813 237 34 1836016416
Space conflict between the following two partitions
1 * Sys=4F 120527 49 53 234813 237 34 1836016416
4 * SpeedStor 177063 118 26 177066 225 63 54974

search_part()
Drive H: - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30399 255 63
Search for partition aborted

Results

interface_write()

No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

TestDisk exited normally.
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Re: Seagate Ext Hard Drive asking to be formated

#5 Post by newnew »

Hello Mr Grenier

I have completed another testdisk and this is the log. Can you please help me ? Thank you


Thu Oct 27 21:42:21 2016
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows 7 (7601) SP1
Compiler: GCC 4.8, Cygwin 1007.34
Compilation date: 2015-04-18T13:01:55
ext2fs lib: 1.42.8, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20120504, curses lib: ncurses 5.9
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=640135028736
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=2000398929920
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=640135028736
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=2000398929920
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=210112610304
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=429915111424
filewin32_getfilesize(\\.\E:) GetFileSize err Niepoprawna funkcja.

filewin32_setfilepointer(\\.\E:) SetFilePointer err Niepoprawna funkcja.

Warning: can't get size for \\.\E:
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\H:)=2000381018112
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 640 GB / 596 GiB - CHS 77825 255 63, sector size=512
Disk /dev/sdb - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30400 255 63, sector size=4096
Disk \\.\PhysicalDrive1 - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30400 255 63, sector size=4096
Drive C: - 210 GB / 195 GiB - CHS 25544 255 63, sector size=512
Drive D: - 429 GB / 400 GiB - CHS 52267 255 63, sector size=512
Drive H: - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30399 255 63, sector size=4096

Partition table type (auto): None
Drive H: - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB
Partition table type: Intel

Interface Advanced
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=115 sector=52
BAD_RS LBA=1936269394 5382406
check_part_i386 1 type 4F: no test
BAD_RS LBA=1917848077 5967333
check_part_i386 2 type 73: no test
BAD_RS LBA=1818575915 5855017
check_part_i386 3 type 2B: no test
BAD_RS LBA=2844524554 5982593
check_part_i386 4 type 61: no test
3 * Sys=2B 113201 29 24 147074 114 59 544175136
2 * Sys=73 119380 132 62 153270 41 37 544437093
1 * Sys=4F 120527 49 53 234813 237 34 1836016416
4 * SpeedStor 177063 118 26 177066 225 63 54974

Analyse Drive H: - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30399 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=115 sector=52
BAD_RS LBA=1936269394 5382406
check_part_i386 1 type 4F: no test
BAD_RS LBA=1917848077 5967333
check_part_i386 2 type 73: no test
BAD_RS LBA=1818575915 5855017
check_part_i386 3 type 2B: no test
BAD_RS LBA=2844524554 5982593
check_part_i386 4 type 61: no test
Current partition structure:
1 * Sys=4F 120527 49 53 234813 237 34 1836016416

Bad relative sector.
2 * Sys=73 119380 132 62 153270 41 37 544437093

Bad relative sector.
3 * Sys=2B 113201 29 24 147074 114 59 544175136

Bad relative sector.
4 * SpeedStor 177063 118 26 177066 225 63 54974

Bad relative sector.
Only one partition must be bootable
Space conflict between the following two partitions
3 * Sys=2B 113201 29 24 147074 114 59 544175136
2 * Sys=73 119380 132 62 153270 41 37 544437093
Space conflict between the following two partitions
2 * Sys=73 119380 132 62 153270 41 37 544437093
1 * Sys=4F 120527 49 53 234813 237 34 1836016416
Space conflict between the following two partitions
1 * Sys=4F 120527 49 53 234813 237 34 1836016416
4 * SpeedStor 177063 118 26 177066 225 63 54974

search_part()
Drive H: - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 30399 255 63

Results

interface_write()

No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

TestDisk exited normally.
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