Recovered partitions do not show up in minitool partition

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andrewedmondson
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Recovered partitions do not show up in minitool partition

#1 Post by andrewedmondson »

My Windows 10 computer crashed and could not find an OS on reboot.
No partitions were visible on the 1TB HDD,
I ran testdisk on another Windows 10 computer with the HDD attached via a USB cradle (Sharktool Quickport Combo).
Testdisk identified the HDD as Intel but my Windows 10 computer uses UEFI.
Testdisk retrieved 2 partitions but no boot partition.
I used the Write command and exited the program.
Minitool Partition did not see any partitions.

I then installed the HDD inside the original compueter and ran the installation Windows 10 DVD.
Diskpart shows three partitions (Extended and two partitions).
It reveals two volumes C and D.
I tried to create an EFI partition but it tells me that the disk needs converting to GPT.

So I know the partitions are there but I cannot access them.

I'm running testdisk again through the night in case someone can advise me.

Thanks

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Re: Recovered partitions do not show up in minitool partition

#2 Post by cgrenier »

You can force the disk as EFI GPT when starting testdisk...

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