Dear Attentive Forum Members,
I am delighted with the functionality of Photorec and QPhotorec_win.
I notice the tc extension is not listed in the menu to recover.
Is there a way of recovering a non listed file with the Truecrypt extension .TC using Photorec?
such as filename.tc
I look forward to your response
Thank you in advance
15.4.2022 16:31 MESZ recuperation: Added the essential keyword for your request: "Truecrypt"!
Add Truecrypt File Extension
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Add Truecrypt File Extension
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Re: Add Truecrypt File Extension
If you use Testdisk trying to recover a file which serves as a Truecrypt file container, there is no difference between recovering this file or recovering anything else.
With Photorec the situation is different.
Truecrypt files do not have a fingerprint. Given you have a file labeled "secret.tc" you assume the content to be encrypted. Once metadata is not available anymore you don't have a chance to determine that some data represents a truecrypt container.
With Photorec the situation is different.
Truecrypt files do not have a fingerprint. Given you have a file labeled "secret.tc" you assume the content to be encrypted. Once metadata is not available anymore you don't have a chance to determine that some data represents a truecrypt container.
Re: Add Truecrypt File Extension
Yes I have been successful using Test disks on trial hard drives.
But it is not successful when the filesystem is corrupt.
However Photorec retrieves files without an issue.
But it is not successful when the filesystem is corrupt.
However Photorec retrieves files without an issue.
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Re: Add Truecrypt File Extension
I have no idea how this statement should relate to the fact that Truecrypt containers have no fingerprint. 
Re: Add Truecrypt File Extension
I would just like the tc extension for truecrypt added to Photorec. Thats all.
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Re: Add Truecrypt File Extension
"I would just like to add" is technically impossible.
Photorec needs fingerprints to identify a file.
No fingerprint, no file recovery!
Truecrypt files do not contain fingerprints.
If you look at 1000 different tc file containers you will notice there is nothing that they all have in common - a fingerprint that could be used to identify them all does not exist.
Photorec needs fingerprints to identify a file.
No fingerprint, no file recovery!
Truecrypt files do not contain fingerprints.
If you look at 1000 different tc file containers you will notice there is nothing that they all have in common - a fingerprint that could be used to identify them all does not exist.