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Can't Restore Backup Boot Sector

Posted: 23 May 2012, 00:40
by Snap
Running TestDisk 6.14 and after finding the partition through a Deeper Search, I am told that the Boot Sector is BAD but the Backup is OK. I move to restore the "Backup" Boot Sector, press Enter and the screen recycles to the same status of Bad / OK and does not seem to overwrite the BAd with the OK backup file.

Re: Can't Restore Backup Boot Sector

Posted: 23 May 2012, 00:52
by remy
It may be because of write error on your disk. when rebuilding BS, are you able to list your files ? If yes, try to backup from testdisk important files. Check your disk health and consider making a bit to bit copy before to work on this disk copy.

Re: Can't Restore Backup Boot Sector

Posted: 23 May 2012, 03:26
by Snap
Windows would not check the disk as the system had previously reverted to RAW.

I tried to rebuild the Boot Sector in TestDisk and things went from bad to worse because it would not reboot after that.

Everything was resolved though after I booted from the CD and restored the Boot Sector from the CD.

Re: Can't Restore Backup Boot Sector

Posted: 24 May 2012, 00:00
by remy
topic solved ?

Re: Can't Restore Backup Boot Sector

Posted: 24 May 2012, 03:53
by Snap
Yes, via XP install disk.