Data recovery from toshiba HDD

How to use TestDisk to recover lost partition
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amruth05
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Data recovery from toshiba HDD

#1 Post by amruth05 »

I had a toshiba 2.5" usb 3.0 external hard drive which faced some connection issues and i transferred the hard disk inside it to another external casing. the hard drive worked properly before the transplant, but after it when plugged into my windows 7 pro laptop it showed the " format drive F: before using " error message and when i looked under device management i saw that the partition had been changed to RAW .
after this i analyzed using testdisk and this was the result :



Fri Feb 8 18:30:47 2013
Command line: TestDisk

TestDisk 6.13, Data Recovery Utility, November 2011
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows 7 (7601) SP1
Compiler: GCC 4.3, Cygwin 1007.7
Compilation date: 2011-11-15T08:36:54
ext2fs lib: 1.41.8, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20100226
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=500107862016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=1000204886016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=500107862016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=1000204886016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=251553382400
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=248447500288
filewin32_getfilesize(\\.\E:) GetFileSize err Incorrect function.

filewin32_setfilepointer(\\.\E:) SetFilePointer err Incorrect function.

Warning: can't get size for \\.\E:
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\F:)=124925520384
file_pread(4,1,buffer,976784129(60801/254/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,1,buffer,1953536129(121601/254/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 500 GB / 465 GiB - CHS 60801 255 63, sector size=512 - HITACHI HTS545050B9A300, S/N:3031373038324250344e33303731574847524535, FW:PB4ZC61H
Disk /dev/sdb - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121601 255 63, sector size=512 - TOSHIBA MK1059GSM, FW:GU00

Partition table type (auto): Intel
Partition table type (auto): Intel
Disk /dev/sdb - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - TOSHIBA MK1059GSM
Partition table type: Intel

Analyse Disk /dev/sdb - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121601 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
check_part_i386 failed for partition type 07
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
Current partition structure:
Invalid NTFS or EXFAT boot
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 15187 254 63 243995157
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 15187 254 63 243995157
Ask the user for vista mode
Computes LBA from CHS for Disk /dev/sdb - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121602 255 63
Allow partial last cylinder : Yes
search_vista_part: 1

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121602 255 63
BAD_RS LBA=3772973304 12208332
file_pread(5,1,buffer,3772973304(234856/185/10)) lseek err Invalid argument
check_part_i386 failed for partition type 07
HPFS - NTFS 234856 185 10 460385 32 3 3623113740
This partition ends after the disk limits. (start=3772973304, size=3623113740, end=3101119747, disk end=1953536130)
file_pread(5,2,buffer,1953525760(121601/90/26)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,1,buffer,1953525760(121601/90/26)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,7,buffer,1953525761(121601/90/27)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,1953525768(121601/90/34)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,1953525776(121601/90/42)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,3,buffer,1953525823(121601/91/26)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,8,buffer,1953525839(121601/91/42)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,11,buffer,1953525886(121601/92/26)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_pread(5,2,buffer,1953527808(121601/122/58)) lseek err Invalid argument
Disk /dev/sdb - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121602 255 63
Check the harddisk size: HD jumpers settings, BIOS detection...
The harddisk (1000 GB / 931 GiB) seems too small! (< 3786 GB / 3526 GiB)
The following partition can't be recovered:
HPFS - NTFS 234856 185 10 460385 32 3 3623113740

Results

interface_write()

No partition found or selected for recovery

search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 1000 GB / 931 GiB - CHS 121602 255 63
Search for partition aborted

Results

interface_write()

No partition found or selected for recovery
Failed to startup volume: Invalid argument.
Failed to startup volume: Invalid argument.
Failed to startup volume: Invalid argument.
simulate write!

write_mbr_i386: starting...
write_all_log_i386: starting...
No extended partition

Interface Advanced
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
check_part_i386 failed for partition type 07
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 15187 254 63 243995157
Not an exFAT boot sector.
Not an exFAT boot sector.

Interface Advanced
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
check_part_i386 failed for partition type 07
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=2
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 15187 254 63 243995157
Not an exFAT boot sector.

TestDisk exited normally.

how do i fix this drive as i BADLY want the data in it. and it is URGENT . i would be very very grateful from the bottom of my heart if i can get this drive back with the data in it. Thanks a lot in advance
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