> pay really close attention to anything on the screen. I recommend this tool for anyone who has accidently deleted a hard drive or has missing files which YOU KNOW are there somewhere.Ĭhicken65: one way to figure out where knoppix puts things might be to try the same process on a different machine that still works.Ģ) tell it you want to copy a (small!) directory (=folder) After following the above link, I located missing. To recover lost files, Photorec needs to know the filesystem type were the files are stored: checked file options photorec searches for, as i'm specifically searching for.
Intel/PC Partition usually the default value is the correct one as TestDisk auto-detects the partition table typeĦ. now select the partion table type, pushing enter when done : if a disk listed above has an incorrect size, check jumper settings, BIOS detection, and install the latest OS patches and disk drivers.ĥ. Disk capacity must be correctly detected for a successful recovery. Hit proceed - N/B of note: Some disks won't appear unless your a root user. Of options : Disk /dev/hdc - 2048 B (R0) selected Disk /dev/sdf - 320 GB / 298 GiB (R0)Ĥ. Enlarged terminal window as 'Photorec' needs 25 lines to workģ. opened terminal typed 'pho' and hit the autocomplete button (tab) why didnt i just think of this in the first place ? dur !!Ģ. * To actually write partition data to the MBR, you must choose the "Write" selection and press the Enter key.Ĭode sudo testdisk-6.9/linux/testdisk_staticġ. * To save modifications under TestDisk, you must confirm them with the y (Yes) and/or Enter keys, and * To return to a previous display or quit TestDisk, use the q (Quit) key. * To proceed, confirm your choice(s) with the Enter key. * To navigate in TestDisk, use the Arrow and PageUp/PageDown keys. * TestDisk must be executed with "Administrator privileges." Extract the files from the archive including the sub-directories. If TestDisk is not yet installed, it can be downloaded from TestDisk Download. The following is intended for research purposes only, I take no resposibility if you do not read this post in full before trying anything. I have the tools i need but cannot locate them to use Sudo dpkg -i testdisk_6.6-2_b `testdisk-6.6.1.i386.rpm'īy taking a quick glance my above thread link you will see the dilema im having.Ģ.
Resolving failed: Name or service not known. Sudo apt-get install alien `testdisk-6.6.1.i386.rpm' My thread (to save copy and paste the same thing) The above seems to be what im looking for. I guess I should also start backing up my data. Don't ask me what PhotoRec does! The project website has great documentation. There are probably better how to's and easier way to recover your data, but this is all I know for now. I also believe this program can fix corrupt filesystems and be used to recover data from recently formatted drives. I believe Christophe Grenie is the author of this great utility. This has been a 36 hour ordeal and taught me a lot about Linux. I can finally go to sleep now knowing I have my important data back. Pressing 'C' to copy that folder and it's child objects in to your recovery folder.ĭMA enabled on your drive? Does your drive support it? There are are a couple of NTFS and EXT partitions displayed. I think it is listing past partitions on my drive. TestDisk should now list a series of partitions. TestDisk should now scan your device for partitions (If it hasn't already discovered them). Select which device to use for me it was /dev/hdaĬhoose 'Analyze' then 'Proceed' then select 'Search'. There are some examples of how to use TestDisk here () The following steps may not replicate your needs. Ok we have TestDisk and PhotoRec installed.Ĭhange to the folder of where you want to recover your files to. I thought I would try alien out for the first time. However there was a rpm on the main website. The version on the repositories is not the current version. I came across TestDisk ().ĭon't ask me which repo it is on. I was not paying the best of attention when I broke it but I believe I accidentally installed grub to /dev/hda instead of /dev/sda! Maybe?Īfter trying ddrescue and failing. I have all my music, videos, thunderbird profile, everything on this one drive! I was unable to mount it or use ntfsfix or even chkdsk from the recovery console off the windows xp install CD. Somewhere along the line I hurt my NTFS data partition. I was making the transition from windows xp to Ubuntu Edgy. I though it was necessary to share my experience. I have been up for 36 hours trying various methods to recover my lost data! Given that i'm not the most confident Linux user and I managed to succeed.
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