recover info select .wd2 file
					Forum rules
When asking for technical support:
- Search for posts on the same topic before posting a new question.
- Give clear, specific information in the title of your post.
- Include as many details as you can, MOST POSTS WILL GET ONLY ONE OR TWO ANSWERS.
- Post a follow up with a "Thank you" or "This worked!"
- When you learn something, use that knowledge to HELP ANOTHER USER LATER.
Before posting, please read https://www.cgsecurity.org/testdisk.pdf
	When asking for technical support:
- Search for posts on the same topic before posting a new question.
- Give clear, specific information in the title of your post.
- Include as many details as you can, MOST POSTS WILL GET ONLY ONE OR TWO ANSWERS.
- Post a follow up with a "Thank you" or "This worked!"
- When you learn something, use that knowledge to HELP ANOTHER USER LATER.
Before posting, please read https://www.cgsecurity.org/testdisk.pdf
- 
				greenetech
 - Posts: 4
 - Joined: 29 Aug 2013, 15:53
 
recover info select .wd2 file
I need to recover a .wd2 info select database file and am not good enough with programming to figure out how to correctly add the custom extension. Has anyone done this? The raw recovery utilities I am using are recovering the other files but now the .wd2.
			
			
									
						
										
						- cgrenier
 - Site Admin
 - Posts: 5442
 - Joined: 18 Feb 2012, 15:08
 - Location: Le Perreux Sur Marne, France
 - Contact:
 
Re: recover info select .wd2 file
If needed, please send a a zip archive with 3 small wd2 files. I will see what I can do.
			
			
									
						
										
						- 
				greenetech
 - Posts: 4
 - Joined: 29 Aug 2013, 15:53
 
Re: recover info select .wd2 file
Thank you!!!
			
							- Attachments
 - 
			
		
		
				
- test1.zip
 - .wd2 files
 - (1.61 KiB) Downloaded 517 times
 
 
- cgrenier
 - Site Admin
 - Posts: 5442
 - Joined: 18 Feb 2012, 15:08
 - Location: Le Perreux Sur Marne, France
 - Contact:
 
Re: recover info select .wd2 file
Create a photorec.sig file with
Please tell me if it works as expected
			
			
									
						
										
						Code: Select all
wd2 0 "ISW WD2.00U"- 
				greenetech
 - Posts: 4
 - Joined: 29 Aug 2013, 15:53
 
Re: recover info select .wd2 file
Thank You. I will try it. Is it ok for me to use notepad to create the file with just:
			
			
									
						
										
						Code: Select all
wd2 0 "ISW WD2.00U"- cgrenier
 - Site Admin
 - Posts: 5442
 - Joined: 18 Feb 2012, 15:08
 - Location: Le Perreux Sur Marne, France
 - Contact:
 
Re: recover info select .wd2 file
Yes, it should work.
			
			
									
						
										
						- 
				greenetech
 - Posts: 4
 - Joined: 29 Aug 2013, 15:53
 
Re: recover info select .wd2 file
No it did not work. I will go ahead and post the photorec.sig file I used. Can you make sure it is correct?
			
							- Attachments
 - 
			
		
		
				
- photorec.zip
 - (161 Bytes) Downloaded 493 times
 
 
- cgrenier
 - Site Admin
 - Posts: 5442
 - Joined: 18 Feb 2012, 15:08
 - Location: Le Perreux Sur Marne, France
 - Contact:
 
Re: recover info select .wd2 file
Remove the line "CODE: SELECT ALL"