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what do I do next?
Posted: 03 Nov 2020, 17:35
by LexWD
Hey folks,
I used TestDisk to look for old info on a 5T external Western Digital MYBook HDD which was mistakenly converted to a bootable ISO image (Dell, Windows 10) for a new laptop.
What do I do next? how do I recreate the folderr structures?
Screen Shot 11-03-20 at 11.30 AM by
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Re: what do I do next?
Posted: 03 Nov 2020, 23:59
by recuperation
Please attach your picture using the attachment tab on the bottom of this website.
Your picture shows that you selected the wrong disk and the wrong partition style.
You are refering to a "5T" hard drive - is that supposed to be 5TByte? Your picture only shows a 4TB one.
A 4TB is typically partitioned with GPT. You have chosen Intel MBR instead. Select GPT.
You can run the Testdisk Analyse function and the Deep search function to find the remains of your partition. Use the "p"-key to list files inside of what Testdisk finds.
If you find nothing you can only use Photorec (disregarding file names and folder structures) or use a commercial software hoping to do better.
Re: what do I do next?
Posted: 04 Nov 2020, 00:55
by LexWD
Thanks for responding.
I attached the photo.
Its a Western Digital MyBook 4 or 5 TB I dont recall. Unit doesnt say on it what size it is.
Am Im picking dev/sdb or the Physical Drive1?
Re: what do I do next?
Posted: 04 Nov 2020, 01:09
by LexWD
If I chose physical Drive and then Analyze I get this:
- Screen Shot 11-03-20 at 07.07 PM.PNG (75.97 KiB) Viewed 1994 times
If ask it to look for lost partition it takes days to analyze the cylinder.
- Screen Shot 11-03-20 at 07.07 PM.PNG (75.97 KiB) Viewed 1994 times
Re: what do I do next?
Posted: 04 Nov 2020, 01:13
by LexWD
If STOP it and then I do a Deep Search I get this as its searching (this will also take days)
- Screen Shot 11-03-20 at 07.12 PM.PNG (80.26 KiB) Viewed 1993 times
Re: what do I do next?
Posted: 04 Nov 2020, 01:43
by LexWD
I tried PhotoRec
The Microsoft Reserved Partition must be the ISO file. The WHOLE DISK must be the remainder.
- Screen Shot 11-03-20 at 07.39 PM.PNG (68.63 KiB) Viewed 1992 times
If I SEARCH the Whole Disk I get
- Screen Shot 11-03-20 at 07.41 PM.PNG (62.48 KiB) Viewed 1992 times
And I get these DLL files. I dont understand what use these dll files are.
- Screen Shot 11-03-20 at 07.42 PM.PNG (156.19 KiB) Viewed 1992 times
Re: what do I do next?
Posted: 04 Nov 2020, 22:50
by recuperation
LexWD wrote: 04 Nov 2020, 00:55
Thanks for responding.
I attached the photo.
Its a Western Digital MyBook 4 or 5 TB I dont recall. Unit doesnt say on it what size it is.
Am Im picking dev/sdb or the Physical Drive1?
That should yield the same outcome but I would prefer using dev/sdvb.
You selected extX as file system type in Photorec.
As a windows user you should have selected the other selection that matches the most probable file systems on your WD drive.
The last screen shows the Testdisk archive that you unpacked yourself.