I have been working with testdisk and my brothers external WD HDD. He has been using it for backup and needs the content but windows is unable to use the disk and keeps saying "You need to format disk..:". I have tried Mac and Linux as well.
So I have been able to copy pictures and movies clips using TestDisk (thanks!) - but before formating the disk I am wondering what is wrong with the disk
When I look at the disk (see below) the backup boot sector is bad - but when I try to copy it from the boot sector - I get write error !
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TestDisk 6.14-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, March 2012
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
Disk /dev/sdb - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121601 255 63
Partition Start End Size in sectors
1 * FAT32 LBA 0 1 1 121600 254 63 1953520002 [Elements]
Boot sector
OK
Backup boot sector
fat32_boot_sector: Can't read backup boot sector.
Bad
First sectors (Boot code and partition information) are not identical.
Second sectors (cluster information) are not identical.
Third sectors (Second part of boot code) are not identical.
A valid FAT Boot sector must be present in order to access
any data; even if the partition is not bootable.
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Copy boot sector over backup sector
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"Write error: Can't overwrite FAT32 backup boot sector"
Best regards
Aage