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I got "partition reading error" and I used TestDisk to do an analyse and it had already took 24 hours and still running. I didn't run TestDisk 6.14 as an administrator. Can you advise the problem as I need to recover my data back?
I got the similar problem. With 6.13 (not 6.14) under Ubuntu live CD bootup, the system freeze after "Quick Search" was clicked. (Should I post a new thread for my problem? Well, one thing I need to figure out first...)
The Seagate HD is inside the new purchased Asus desktop. I used to "Ghost" the OS partition. Yesterday somehow I restored the partition image through Ghost in DOS. Then everything went wrong and I finally understand the partition table was ruined.
The failed hard drive was put into a usb case and let another desktop check what went wrong. Ubuntu's GParted showed hundreds of partitions existed. (255 might reaches its display limit.) And TestDisk seemed to show dozens of partitions also. I read a forum article about extended logical partition would mistakenly cause a certain daisy chain loop, which probably fits my case. Well, I don't know.
I read the wiki thoroughly. There's one thing I need to know. The main menu Delete erases all partition data. Could TestDrive recover my HD after the "Delete" is performed?? If it can, I won't give "Quick Search" a chance to scan the infinite loop, freezing the system. Any suggestion?
BTW, is it possible to give a more different wording for the menu list items of TestDrive program? "Delete" is quite too common and hard to be a search keyword if a specific digging is needed.
TestDrive is a great program. I like the way it programmed and designed. Thanks.