PhotoRec User Guide
Posted: 16 Dec 2014, 10:47
This is just a minor point, but it may help another Linux user to get started with PhotoRec.
I use Linux Mint or Ubuntu and I installed Testdisk using:
In the guide “PhotoRec Step by Step” at:
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec_Step_By_Step
it states that under Unix/Linux/BSD, you need to be root to run PhotoRec:
i.e.
This did not work and it took me a little while to realise that I should have simply used:
in order to run PhotoRec.
Thanks for two great programs.
I use Linux Mint or Ubuntu and I installed Testdisk using:
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sudo apt-get install testdiskhttp://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec_Step_By_Step
it states that under Unix/Linux/BSD, you need to be root to run PhotoRec:
i.e.
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sudo testdisk-6.13/photorec_staticThis did not work and it took me a little while to realise that I should have simply used:
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sudo photorec Thanks for two great programs.