I have a 2TB disk that used to be visible. Now it is not. I think my data is there.
When I started after ANALYZE I got the following ...
D Linux and numbers followed
D Linux Raid and numbers followed
Then I fiddled with Testdisk and now I get, after selecting ANALYZE.....
(I think I tried to change the partition format hoping it would help)
Invalid NTSF or EXPAT boot
1 * HPSF - NTSF 0 0 2 243152 20360 3906249728
1 * HPSF - NTSF 0 0 2 243152 20360 3906249728
Can this be fixed?
What should I do now?
Thanks
What does this mean, and what should I do?
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Re: What does this mean, and what should I do?
Your message means either your bootsector is damaged or your partition table doesn't fit?
Please run Analyse, Quick Search and if no partition is found, Deeper Search also.
You'll find a testdisk.log within your testdisk folder.
Please open it using a wordprocessor like wordpad and copy and paste the content of your testdisk.log into your next post.
Please run Analyse, Quick Search and if no partition is found, Deeper Search also.
You'll find a testdisk.log within your testdisk folder.
Please open it using a wordprocessor like wordpad and copy and paste the content of your testdisk.log into your next post.
Re: What does this mean, and what should I do?
I did as requested, and here is the log.
At the end of ANALYZE the screen showed the following but this is not in the log file.
D Linux 0 0 2 243152 203 60 3906249728
D Linux Raid 0 0 2 243152 208 1 3906249984
Thu Dec 11 13:26:16 2014
Command line: TestDisk
TestDisk 7.0-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, October 2014
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows XP SP3
Compiler: GCC 4.7, Cygwin 1007.25
Compilation date: 2014-11-13T18:59:50
ext2fs lib: 1.42.8, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20120504
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=1500301910016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=2000398934016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=1500301910016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=2000398934016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=757499060224
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=742694846464
filewin32_getfilesize(\\.\E:) GetFileSize err Incorrect function.
filewin32_setfilepointer(\\.\E:) SetFilePointer err Incorrect function.
Warning: can't get size for \\.\E:
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 1500 GB / 1397 GiB - CHS 182401 255 63, sector size=512 - SAMSUNG HD154UI, FW:1AG0
Disk /dev/sdb - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 243201 255 63, sector size=512 - KWI TECH EZD-2536U3-USB-3, FW:CC32
Partition table type (auto): Intel
Disk /dev/sdb - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - KWI TECH EZD-2536U3-USB-3
Partition table type: Intel
Interface Advanced
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
check_part_i386 failed for partition type 07
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 0 2 243152 203 60 3906249728
ntfs_boot_sector
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 0 2 243152 203 60 3906249728
filesystem size 18284465345357575337 1
sectors_per_cluster 26 0
mft_lcn 0 0
mftmirr_lcn 0 0
clusters_per_mft_record 0 0
clusters_per_index_record 0 0
Boot sector
Status: Bad
Backup boot sector
Status: Bad
Sectors are not identical.
A valid NTFS Boot sector must be present in order to access
any data; even if the partition is not bootable.
At the end of ANALYZE the screen showed the following but this is not in the log file.
D Linux 0 0 2 243152 203 60 3906249728
D Linux Raid 0 0 2 243152 208 1 3906249984
Thu Dec 11 13:26:16 2014
Command line: TestDisk
TestDisk 7.0-WIP, Data Recovery Utility, October 2014
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
OS: Windows XP SP3
Compiler: GCC 4.7, Cygwin 1007.25
Compilation date: 2014-11-13T18:59:50
ext2fs lib: 1.42.8, ntfs lib: 10:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20120504
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sda)=1500301910016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(/dev/sdb)=2000398934016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive0)=1500301910016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\PhysicalDrive1)=2000398934016
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\C:)=757499060224
disk_get_size_win32 IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO(\\.\D:)=742694846464
filewin32_getfilesize(\\.\E:) GetFileSize err Incorrect function.
filewin32_setfilepointer(\\.\E:) SetFilePointer err Incorrect function.
Warning: can't get size for \\.\E:
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 1500 GB / 1397 GiB - CHS 182401 255 63, sector size=512 - SAMSUNG HD154UI, FW:1AG0
Disk /dev/sdb - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - CHS 243201 255 63, sector size=512 - KWI TECH EZD-2536U3-USB-3, FW:CC32
Partition table type (auto): Intel
Disk /dev/sdb - 2000 GB / 1863 GiB - KWI TECH EZD-2536U3-USB-3
Partition table type: Intel
Interface Advanced
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
check_part_i386 failed for partition type 07
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 0 2 243152 203 60 3906249728
ntfs_boot_sector
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 0 2 243152 203 60 3906249728
filesystem size 18284465345357575337 1
sectors_per_cluster 26 0
mft_lcn 0 0
mftmirr_lcn 0 0
clusters_per_mft_record 0 0
clusters_per_index_record 0 0
Boot sector
Status: Bad
Backup boot sector
Status: Bad
Sectors are not identical.
A valid NTFS Boot sector must be present in order to access
any data; even if the partition is not bootable.
Re: What does this mean, and what should I do?
I am still hoping that someone would give me some advice here. I hesitate to go making changes by myself for fear I will accidentally erase my data.