problam in running testdisk

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doroninbgu
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problam in running testdisk

#1 Post by doroninbgu »

hi there

i'm running windows 8.1 (lenovo yoga 2 pro) and trying to run testdisk_win.exe which i downloaded from your website

after extracting all files and clicking testdisk_win.exe i got:
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TestDisk 7.0-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
The terminfo file '/testdisk-7.0-WIP\63\cygwin' is missing.
Extract all files and subdirectories before running the program.
Press Enter key to quit.
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i do have folder named 63 with cygwin inside (2 KB file)

ive tried to run it from console with admin rights and the same msg appear.

any help will be appriciated

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Re: problam in running testdisk

#2 Post by cgrenier »

The problem has been fixed. Please download the new 7.0-WIP released today.

otheus
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Re: problam in running testdisk

#3 Post by otheus »

I downloaded the 32-bit Win version, from the April 18, 2015 dated download page. On a machine running Win 7 SP1, 64-bit version with WoW installed, unpacked into a directory as required. I get the same message as the OP. This is for both testdisk and photorec. I did not run as administrator. Is there a subtle point I missed?

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Re: problam in running testdisk

#4 Post by otheus »

... it did appear to require admin permissions (or possibly network permissions, not 100% sure). You might want to add that to the FAQ :)

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