Once you choose a partition scheme, TestDisk offers its main menu. TestDisk attempts to detect the correct partition map, but if you know better, you can override its guess with a specific location. > EFI GPT partition map (Mac i386, some x86_64.)

Please select the partition table type, press Enter when done. testdisk_static /dev/sdxĭisk /dev/sdx - 1939 MB / 1850 MiB - General UDisk TestDisk is an interactive application, so begin by pointing it to the victim device or image. TestDisk is less focused and more flexible than Scalpel, so how you use this tool depends on the situation. You can find more on using Scalpel in an upcoming article. This tool may be able to recover your data on its own, or you might use it in conjunction with Scalpel-a file extraction tool-by first using TestDisk to obtain a disk image, and then scanning the image for file types with Scalpel. TestDisk attempts to recover lost partition data and any lost files within the bounds of the recovered partition.

The first time you don’t have to resort to TestDisk because you have a backup image, the planning and preparation pay for themselves in both time and peace of mind.

Note: If you don’t have a mandatory backup plan, implement one now. One tool to turn to when it’s time to recover lost files or filesystems is TestDisk. Unfortunately, accidents happen, and hardware fails. Sun/NeXT audio data (.au)RIFF audio/video (.avi/.wav)BMP bitmap (.bmp)bzip2 compressed data (.bz2)Source code written in C (.c)Canon Raw picture (.crw)Canon catalog (.ctg)FAT subdirectoryMicrosoft Office Document (.In How to prevent and recover from accidental file deletion in Linux, we addressed local and remote backups, how to reduce your file recovery drama with smart management of file deletion commands, and general best practices for responding to file recovery emergencies. It has been extended to search also for non audio/video headers. PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost pictures from digital camera memory or even Hard Disks. It is very useful in recovering lost partitions.ĭOS/Windows FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32NTFS ( Windows NT/2K/XP )Linux Ext2 and Ext3BeFS ( BeOS )BSD disklabel ( FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD )CramFS (Compressed File System)HFS and HFS+, Hierarchical File SystemJFS, IBM's Journaled File SystemLinux RaidLinux Swap (versions 1 and 2)LVM and LVM2, Linux Logical Volume ManagerNetware NSSReiserFS 3.5, 3.6 and 4Sun Solaris i386 disklabelUFS and UFS2 (Sun/BSD/.)XFS, SGI's Journaled File System TestDisk checks the partition and boot sectors of your disks.

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