Keeping existing partitions
Posted: 19 Dec 2023, 09:48
Hi,
I'm using TestDisk in Windows 10.
I had two partitions:
Unfortunately, Partition A was deleted by a supposedly reliable partition resizer. I did a scan with TestDisk and found this:
Originally, Partition A had taken the whole disk. At some point in the past, I resized it and added Partition B.
I checked the file list and it looked good. I knew I would lose Partition B if I restored this, so I copied everything from Partition B to another drive. Then I restored Old Partition A.
Hooray! TestDisk worked.
I was able to access everything from Partition A. I resized it back to what I wanted.
This what I now see in the current scan results:
The problem is that I want to restore Partition B. When I do a quick search, I get this:
All the data seems to be there. I can browse the file list and it looks fine. However, I don't see Partition A. I only see the Old Partition A that I used for the original restore. I don't want that.
My question is: if I restore Partition B, will it delete the current Partition A?
Thanks!
I'm using TestDisk in Windows 10.
I had two partitions:
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MS Data 264192 10737682431 10737418240 [Partition A]
MS Data 17180133376 23437766655 6257633280 [Partition B]
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D MS Data 264192 23437768703 23437504512 [Old Partition A]
I checked the file list and it looked good. I knew I would lose Partition B if I restored this, so I copied everything from Partition B to another drive. Then I restored Old Partition A.
Hooray! TestDisk worked.

This what I now see in the current scan results:
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P MS Data 264192 10737682431 10737418240 [Partition A]
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D MS Data 264192 23437768703 23437504512 [Old Partition A]
D MS Data 17180133376 23437766655 6257633280 [Partition B]
My question is: if I restore Partition B, will it delete the current Partition A?
Thanks!