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Hendriksen
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HDD wont mount

#1 Post by Hendriksen »

Hey!

My HDD has some problem.
Windows wont mount it, i think its a lost paritition.

TestDisk does see all the partitions, however i have no idea what i should slect here:
Image

Could somebody let me know what i should do ?

If you need more information about the problem let me know.

Thx!!

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Re: HDD wont mount

#2 Post by cgrenier »

Having the full testdisk.log will help... Please copy and paste its content.
For each partition, you can use 'p' to list the files. This way, you can know which partitions to recover.
Set the partitions to recover/keep as *(bootable), P(rimary) or L(ogical).

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Re: HDD wont mount

#3 Post by Hendriksen »

cgrenier wrote:Having the full testdisk.log will help... Please copy and paste its content.
For each partition, you can use 'p' to list the files. This way, you can know which partitions to recover.
Set the partitions to recover/keep as *(bootable), P(rimary) or L(ogical).
ty yeah i know which one i need to keep i think, cause the one selected in the image here is the biggest one 453GB, rest really small..

I put in on P, and then select write ? or deeper search ?
Will selecting write make it apprear in windows exporer ? like a normal HDD ?

Here is the log:

Sat Feb 13 13:40:05 2016
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows 8 (9200)
Compiler: GCC 4.8, Cygwin 1007.34
Compilation date: 2015-04-18T13:01:55
ext2fs lib: 1.42.8, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20120504, curses lib: ncurses 5.9
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=320072933376
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=500107860992
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=320072933376
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=500107860992
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=319546195968
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=524288000
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 320 GB / 298 GiB - CHS 38913 255 63, sector size=512
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63, sector size=512
Drive C: - 319 GB / 297 GiB - CHS 38849 255 63, sector size=512
Drive D: - 524 MB / 500 MiB - CHS 63 255 63, sector size=512

Partition table type (auto): Intel
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB
Partition table type: Intel

Analyse Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=256 sector=63
check_part_i386 1 type EE: no test
Current partition structure:
1 P EFI GPT 0 0 2 267349 89 4 4294967295

Warning: Bad ending head (CHS and LBA don't match)
No partition is bootable

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
file_pread(5,16,buffer,17(0/0/18)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2049(0/32/34)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,32(0/0/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,34(0/0/35)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,35(0/0/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,35(0/0/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

NTFS at 0/32/33
filesystem size 2048000
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 85333
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 127 155 28 2048000
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 1048 MB / 1000 MiB
FAT32 at 127/155/29
FAT1 : 7166-7678
FAT2 : 7679-8191
start_rootdir : 8192 root cluster : 2
Data : 8192-532479
sectors : 532480
cluster_size : 8
no_of_cluster : 65536 (2 - 65537)
fat_length 513 calculated 513

FAT32 at 127/155/29
FAT32 127 155 29 160 192 32 532480 [SYSTEM_DRV]
FAT32, blocksize=4096, 272 MB / 260 MiB
file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582528(160/192/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582530(160/192/35)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,13,buffer,2582531(160/192/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,2582544(160/192/49)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,2582591(160/193/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582607(160/193/49)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,11,buffer,2582654(160/194/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582559(160/193/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582559(160/193/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582567(160/193/9)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,2582575(160/193/17)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,2582622(160/194/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582638(160/194/17)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,11,buffer,2582685(160/195/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582594(160/193/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582594(160/193/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582599(160/193/41)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582670(160/194/49)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,11,buffer,2582717(160/195/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582625(160/194/4)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582625(160/194/4)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582630(160/194/9)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582701(160/195/17)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,11,buffer,2582748(160/196/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582656(160/194/35)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582656(160/194/35)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,976775167(60801/112/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,1,buffer,976775168(60801/112/48)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,14,buffer,976775169(60801/112/49)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,976775183(60801/112/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,976775230(60801/113/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976775246(60801/113/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,11,buffer,976775293(60801/114/47)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,976777215(60801/145/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
Search for partition aborted

Results
* HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 127 155 28 2048000
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 1048 MB / 1000 MiB
P FAT32 127 155 29 160 192 32 532480 [SYSTEM_DRV]
FAT32, blocksize=4096, 272 MB / 260 MiB

interface_write()
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 127 155 28 2048000
2 P FAT32 127 155 29 160 192 32 532480 [SYSTEM_DRV]
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

Analyse Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=256 sector=63
check_part_i386 1 type EE: no test
Current partition structure:
1 P EFI GPT 0 0 2 267349 89 4 4294967295

Warning: Bad ending head (CHS and LBA don't match)
No partition is bootable

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63
file_pread(5,16,buffer,17(0/0/18)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2049(0/32/34)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,32(0/0/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,34(0/0/35)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,35(0/0/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,35(0/0/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

NTFS at 0/32/33
filesystem size 2048000
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 85333
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 127 155 28 2048000
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 1048 MB / 1000 MiB
FAT32 at 127/155/29
FAT1 : 7166-7678
FAT2 : 7679-8191
start_rootdir : 8192 root cluster : 2
Data : 8192-532479
sectors : 532480
cluster_size : 8
no_of_cluster : 65536 (2 - 65537)
fat_length 513 calculated 513

FAT32 at 127/155/29
FAT32 127 155 29 160 192 32 532480 [SYSTEM_DRV]
FAT32, blocksize=4096, 272 MB / 260 MiB
file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582528(160/192/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582530(160/192/35)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,13,buffer,2582531(160/192/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,2582544(160/192/49)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,2582591(160/193/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582607(160/193/49)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,11,buffer,2582654(160/194/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582559(160/193/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582559(160/193/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582567(160/193/9)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,2582575(160/193/17)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,2582622(160/194/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582638(160/194/17)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,11,buffer,2582685(160/195/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582594(160/193/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582594(160/193/36)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582599(160/193/41)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582670(160/194/49)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,11,buffer,2582717(160/195/33)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582625(160/194/4)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582625(160/194/4)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582630(160/194/9)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,8,buffer,2582701(160/195/17)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,11,buffer,2582748(160/196/1)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,2582656(160/194/35)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,2582656(160/194/35)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

NTFS at 304/141/30
filesystem size 886695936
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 304 141 30 55498 210 8 886695936
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 453 GB / 422 GiB
NTFS at 55498/210/9
filesystem size 52428800
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 55498 210 9 58762 93 19 52428800
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 26 GB / 25 GiB
NTFS at 58762/93/20
filesystem size 32755712
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 2
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
HPFS - NTFS 58762 93 20 60801 80 15 32755712
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 16 GB / 15 GiB
file_pread(5,16,buffer,976773120(60801/80/16)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,16,buffer,976773128(60801/80/24)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,1,buffer,976773128(60801/80/24)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,7,buffer,976773129(60801/80/25)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,976773136(60801/80/32)) ReadFile Data error (cyclic redundancy check).

file_pread(5,3,buffer,976773183(60801/81/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,976773199(60801/81/32)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,11,buffer,976773246(60801/82/16)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,976775168(60801/112/48)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,16,buffer,976773168(60801/81/1)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,1,buffer,976773186(60801/81/19)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,976773231(60801/82/1)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,11,buffer,976773294(60801/83/1)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,976775216(60801/113/33)) lseek err Invalid argument

Results
HPFS - NTFS 0 32 33 127 155 28 2048000
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 1048 MB / 1000 MiB
FAT32 127 155 29 160 192 32 532480 [SYSTEM_DRV]
FAT32, blocksize=4096, 272 MB / 260 MiB
HPFS - NTFS 304 141 30 55498 210 8 886695936
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 453 GB / 422 GiB
HPFS - NTFS 55498 210 9 58762 93 19 52428800
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 26 GB / 25 GiB
HPFS - NTFS 58762 93 20 60801 80 15 32755712
NTFS, blocksize=4096, 16 GB / 15 GiB

interface_write()
1 P HPFS - NTFS 304 141 30 55498 210 8 886695936
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

TestDisk exited normally.

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