I really, really, don't understand how to use TestDisk, I'm sorry. I just don't get it. To practice recovering my files I created an SD card with an EXT3 file system and two test files to recover. After that I "accidentally" formatted it to fat32.
When I run TestDisk on it and do a quick search and a deeper search on it (takes a long time), just like Fiona recommended, it does list the old etx3 partition. But what to do then??? I highlighted it and then chose: "P - List files". Then TestDisk says: "No file found, filesystem may be damaged.". Like: Duuh! I knew that because I accidentally formatted said disk/partition. Then I go back and choose "Enter: to continue". After that I can only quit to the main screen (?!).
Maybe It's me, but Delphi's Oracle was more clear to the ancient Greeks than TestDisk to me.... Sorry. just want to recover my data. How might I do that?
These are the "screenshots" of the deeper search:
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TestDisk 6.14, Data Recovery Utility, July 2013
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
Disk /dev/sdb - 1977 MB / 1886 MiB - CHS 1021 61 62
Warning: the current number of heads per cylinder is 61
but the correct value may be 255.
You can use the Geometry menu to change this value.
It's something to try if
- some partitions are not found by TestDisk
- or the partition table can not be written because partitions overlaps.
[ Continue ]
I press Enter (of course) and then the output of Testdisk, when I hightlight the partition I'd like to recover, is:
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TestDisk 6.14, Data Recovery Utility, July 2013
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
Disk /dev/sdb - 1977 MB / 1886 MiB - CHS 1021 61 62
Partition Start End Size in sectors
FAT32 0 0 33 1021 17 52 3862496 [UNSOL_RESPO]
> Linux 0 33 3 1021 17 52 3860480 [ext3_part]
FAT32 0 33 3 1021 17 52 3860480 [fat_part]
Structure: Ok. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to select partition.
Use Left/Right Arrow keys to CHANGE partition characteristics:
*=Primary bootable P=Primary L=Logical E=Extended D=Deleted
Keys A: add partition, L: load backup, T: change type, P: list files,
Enter: to continue
ext3 blocksize=4096 Large file Sparse superblock Backup superblock, 1976 MB / 1885 MiB
Now what? Is TestDisk able to recover my 2 test files?