Interpreting testdisk results

Using TestDisk to repair the filesystem
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maloto2003
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Interpreting testdisk results

#1 Post by maloto2003 »

Hello
I do not speak English so maybe some sentences do not clearly indicate what I want to explain .... sorry
I used testdisk, following the instructions provided, and I have obtained information that I do not know how to interpret since my disk has an NTFS partition and the tool tells me:
check_FAT: can't read FAT boot sector
Invalid FAT boot sector"
0 D FAT12 234452 148 55 397466 111 48 2618817573
FAT12 234452 148 55 397466 111 48 2618817573

This is repeated three times
When finished indicates

"The harddisk() seems too small!
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I must clarify that testdisk detects as none the partition table

The disk belongs to a Dell notebook that has a factory recovery partition and the rest is the working partition (c:)
I do not know what to do and I urgently need many of the files.

Please help
Thank you
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Re: Interpreting testdisk results

#2 Post by cgrenier »

You have searched partitions inside a partition, it's useless.
What is the problem you are trying to solve ?
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