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MTheo
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No Partition Found

#1 Post by MTheo »

Hello,

My hard drive has magically gone from NTFS to RAW, which of course means I can't access the data. I've followed the step by step instructions on TestDisk website, up until Quick Search for Partitions. I have done this stage, but nothing was found (see attached image). I had to manually select the partition type as Intel, as TestDisk couldn't detect a type.

I don't know where to go next. Log file is here:

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Wed Feb 24 15:44:59 2016
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows 7 (7601) SP1
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)=120034123776
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=500107862016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=120034123776
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=500107862016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=114438438912
filewin32_getfilesize(\\.\D:) GetFileSize err Incorrect function.

filewin32_setfilepointer(\\.\D:) SetFilePointer err Incorrect function.

Warning: can't get size for \\.\D:
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\E:)=500105217024
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 120 GB / 111 GiB - CHS 14593 255 63, sector size=512
Disk /dev/sdb - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63, sector size=512
Drive C: - 114 GB / 106 GiB - CHS 13913 255 63, sector size=512
Drive E: - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60800 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=255 sector=63


test_FAT()
 1 P FAT16 >32M               0   1  1 60800 254 63  976768002
sector_size  0
cluster_size 0
reserved     50944
fats         85
dir_entries  16979
sectors      20547
media        7C
fat_length   34378
secs_track   18
heads        0
hidden       51118208
total_sect   301989888
check_part_i386 failed for partition type 06
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
Current partition structure:
Invalid FAT boot sector
 1 P FAT16 >32M               0   1  1 60800 254 63  976768002
 1 P FAT16 >32M               0   1  1 60800 254 63  976768002
No partition is bootable
Thanks in advance
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Re: No Partition Found

#2 Post by cgrenier »

You don't need to search for the partition, it hasn't been deleted.

Run TestDisk, Advanced, Boot, RebuildBS, List. If you can see your files, Write, confirm, Quit and restart your computer.
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MTheo
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Re: No Partition Found

#3 Post by MTheo »

That simple? I'll let you know if it works. Merci beaucoup
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MTheo
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Re: No Partition Found

#4 Post by MTheo »

Ok, it looks as though most of the files have been recovered. Before I commit to writing the Boot Sector, it thinks it's a FAT drive, when it was originally an NTFS. Do you know if this will be a problem?

Thanks again in advance
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Lomax21
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Re: No Partition Found

#5 Post by Lomax21 »

I'm having a similar issue where my NTFS drive says it has multi FAT partitions... No idea why and can't seem to get an answer lol
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Ferox
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Re: No Partition Found

#6 Post by Ferox »

Hi i hava same problem but when i do List say: Can't open filesystem. Filesystem seems damaged. --- i have read this post after made normal step but in normal step i waiting in this screen:
**********************************************************************
TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org

Drive D: - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121596 255 63

No partition 0 0 1 121595 254 63 1953439740


>[Cylinder] [ Head ] [ Sector ] [Cylinder] [ Head ] [ Sector ]
[ Type ] [ Done ]
Change starting cylinder
*************************************************************************************

Could you help me with the next step?!
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#7 Post by cgrenier »

Ferox, please run latestTestDisk 7.1-WIP, Advanced, Boot, RebuildBS, List. If you can see your files, Write, confirm, Quit and restart your computer.
If it doesn't please post the testdisk.log file.
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AndyMaxwell
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Re: No Partition Found

#8 Post by AndyMaxwell »

I too have the same issue (Can see files and use them but can't Chkdsk. Also I delete files and they come back!) but can't quite solve it using the above help. For example..
please run latestTestDisk 7.1-WIP, Advanced, Boot, RebuildBS, List. If you can see your files, Write, confirm, Quit and restart your computer.
I run 7.1, select 'Advanced', 'Boot', and get this:
Image
I then RebuildBS and get this..
Image
So I List and can see files. I go back and Write and get:
Image

Arrgh!
Can anyone help?

My testdisk log (Using 7.0) is ....

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Sun Aug 14 12:53:47 2016
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 7.0, Data Recovery Utility, April 2015
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows 7 (7601) SP1
Compiler: GCC 4.9, MinGW 3.11
Compilation date: Apr 18 2015 13:02:07
ext2fs lib: none, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: none, ewf lib: 20120504, curses lib: pdcurses build  3401
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=240057409536
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=120034123776
filewin32_getfilesize(\\.\PhysicalDrive2) GetFileSize err Incorrect function.


filewin32_setfilepointer(\\.\PhysicalDrive2) SetFilePointer err Incorrect function.


Warning: can't get size for \\.\PhysicalDrive2
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive3)=1000204886016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=119926685696
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=240054697984
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\E:)=1000202241024
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\G:)=0
Warning: can't get size for \\.\G:
Hard disk list
Disk \\.\PhysicalDrive0 - 240 GB / 223 GiB - CHS 29185 255 63, sector size=512
Disk \\.\PhysicalDrive1 - 120 GB / 111 GiB - CHS 14593 255 63, sector size=512
Disk \\.\PhysicalDrive3 - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121601 255 63, sector size=512
Drive C: - 119 GB / 111 GiB - CHS 14580 255 63, sector size=512
Drive D: - 240 GB / 223 GiB - CHS 29184 255 63, sector size=512
Drive E: - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121600 255 63, sector size=512

Partition table type (auto): None
Drive E: - 1000 GB / 931 GiB
Partition table type: Intel

Interface Advanced

Analyse Drive E: - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121600 255 63
Current partition structure:
No partition is bootable

search_part()
Drive E: - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121600 255 63
Search for partition aborted

Results

interface_write()
 
No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition
New options :
 Dump : No
 Align partition: Yes
 Expert mode : Yes

Interface Advanced
New options :
 Dump : No
 Align partition: Yes
 Expert mode : Yes

Analyse Drive E: - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121600 255 63
Current partition structure:
No partition is bootable

search_part()
Drive E: - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121600 255 63
Search for partition aborted

Results

interface_write()
 
No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

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

Interface Advanced

Analyse Drive E: - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121600 255 63
Current partition structure:
No partition is bootable

search_part()
Drive E: - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121600 255 63

LVM magic value at 50529/113/17

Results

interface_write()
 
No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!

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

Interface Advanced

TestDisk exited normally.
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bookwurm99
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Re: No Partition Found

#9 Post by bookwurm99 »

running into no partition found. recovered all of the files with photorec. drive is a 64 gig samsung microsd card. it went raw on me. supposed to be an exfat type.





Mon Aug 15 14:10:43 2016
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 7.1-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, April 2016
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows 7 (7601) SP1
Compiler: GCC 5.4, Cygwin32 2005.2
Compilation date: 2016-08-10T09:23:23
ext2fs lib: 1.42.8, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20140608, curses lib: ncurses 6.0
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=250059350016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=750156374016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdc)=64034439168
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=250059350016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=750156374016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive2)=64034439168
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=225050624000
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=750054801408
filewin32_getfilesize(\\.\E:) GetFileSize err Incorrect function.

filewin32_setfilepointer(\\.\E:) SetFilePointer err Incorrect function.

Warning: can't get size for \\.\E:
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\F:)=64034439168
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 250 GB / 232 GiB - CHS 30401 255 63, sector size=512 - Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB mSATA, S/N:3153504b534e4641303734313330205720202020, FW:EXT43B6Q
Disk /dev/sdb - 750 GB / 698 GiB - CHS 91201 255 63, sector size=512 - WDC WD7500BPKX-60HPJT0, S/N:2020202057202d445857314d3145533441543957, FW:01.01A01
Disk /dev/sdc - 64 GB / 59 GiB - CHS 7785 255 63, sector size=512 - O2Micro SD, FW:0001

Partition table type defaults to Intel
Disk /dev/sdc - 64 GB / 59 GiB - O2Micro SD
Partition table type: Intel

Interface Advanced

Analyse Disk /dev/sdc - 64 GB / 59 GiB - CHS 7785 255 63
Current partition structure:

Partition sector doesn't have the endmark 0xAA55

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdc - 64 GB / 59 GiB - CHS 7785 255 63
file_pread(6,1,buffer,125067265(7785/19/44)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,2,buffer,125068072(7785/32/32)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,1,buffer,125068072(7785/32/32)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,2,buffer,125068073(7785/32/33)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,2,buffer,125068136(7785/33/33)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,1,buffer,125068136(7785/33/33)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,14,buffer,125067266(7785/19/45)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,3,buffer,125067280(7785/19/59)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,3,buffer,125067327(7785/20/43)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,8,buffer,125067343(7785/20/59)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,11,buffer,125067390(7785/21/43)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(6,2,buffer,125069312(7785/52/12)) lseek err Invalid argument

Results

interface_write()

No partition found or selected for recovery
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Re: No Partition Found

#10 Post by cgrenier »

bookwurm99, please post the result of Deeper Search.
AndyMaxwell, please post the log of testdisk 7.1-WIP to match the screenshots you send, not the log from 7.0
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