Hello,
I've been working for a few hours trying to figure out how I can save some old data from a very difficult HDD. The largest partition with all the data is reading as RAW format and I'm unsure if it's showing up in testdisk because whenever I run Analyse>Quick Search, Deep(er) Scan, or even PhotoRec they all freeze at 5%. If I stop quick search before it freezes it does show me the other random partitions that are floating around but not the RAW partition. I don't need to save the entire drive but getting as much data as possible from it would be amazing. Is there any reason why they would freeze like that? I will gladly provide screenshots of any steps I'm taking if anyone thinks they may be able to assist.
Thanks!!!
Tons of trouble with RAW partition
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Re: Tons of trouble with RAW partition
Clone your disk to a new empty disk using ddrescue from a Linux LiveUSB as described in https://www.cgsecurity.org/testdisk.pdf
Once it's done, remove the original disk and try to access your data from the clone.
Good luck
Once it's done, remove the original disk and try to access your data from the clone.
Good luck