encrypted truecrypt partition not found by TestDisk
Posted: 18 Sep 2019, 00:55
hi
I have a messed up HDD partitioned into C: D: and E:
only D: is encrypted with truecrypt 7.1a, C: and E: are unencrypted, C: is a windows 7 install, E: is just a file dump and not really important.
I ran testdisk and it found some cylinder errors and it took a long time, still but it went from "bad" to "structure okay" and everything green, which is kind of good.
But I'm writing here because the encrypted partition D: is not showing up. in that list a very small partition appeared before C:, it is 716800 sectors long or big. this is not the encrypted volume.
even deeper search didn't find anything from drive D:
So I did read about testcrypt, so I wonder, when I now write these partitions C: and E: with testdisk, will I ever be able to recover D: or does this destroy some hooks or boot sectors that are needed for D:?
normally I boot windows in C: and decrypt D: from windows.
When I abort this and instead run testcrypt, will it find anything at all with the unrepaired cylinders? Does it do the same as testdisk only including truecrypt volumes?
thanks for your advice.
I have a messed up HDD partitioned into C: D: and E:
only D: is encrypted with truecrypt 7.1a, C: and E: are unencrypted, C: is a windows 7 install, E: is just a file dump and not really important.
I ran testdisk and it found some cylinder errors and it took a long time, still but it went from "bad" to "structure okay" and everything green, which is kind of good.
But I'm writing here because the encrypted partition D: is not showing up. in that list a very small partition appeared before C:, it is 716800 sectors long or big. this is not the encrypted volume.
even deeper search didn't find anything from drive D:
So I did read about testcrypt, so I wonder, when I now write these partitions C: and E: with testdisk, will I ever be able to recover D: or does this destroy some hooks or boot sectors that are needed for D:?
normally I boot windows in C: and decrypt D: from windows.
When I abort this and instead run testcrypt, will it find anything at all with the unrepaired cylinders? Does it do the same as testdisk only including truecrypt volumes?
thanks for your advice.