Do NOT interrupt it.ġ0) When done, browse the folders in the directory tree - and be SURE to check the filesizes of the files you want to recover. Since your data was on a Windows partition, based on my experience at doing this successfully, my suggestions are the following:ġ) Find someone with a working MS Windows PCģ) Connect your old drive to the MS Windows PC.Ĥ) Download and install the trial version of RecoverMyFiles from Runtime Software in MS Windows.ĥ) Right-click the RecoverMyFiles shortcut and select "Run as Administrator"ħ) You will get a list of drive, scroll down to find the one for your USB stick or memory cardĨ) Select Automatic Driver recovery, press Start buttonĩ) It will run for a while but when done, will show a directory tree in the left pane.
Your best bet at recovering data in a useful form from the Windows filesystem is to do as indicated below. In my experience, Windows filesystem utilities have been best at recovering data from former Windows partitions Linux filesystem utilities have been best at recovering data from former Linux partitions. I just want the disk readable to get the files off it.
(I've also given her a lecture or two on backup. It's a Western Digital WD2500js - so I'm sure it's a 250 GB drive. It's running off of a live CD with PartedMagic right now. Perhaps I'm using the wrong option and should try the copy feature? I don't think it copied anything when I tried it to another NTFS disk. I have to say there were some bad sectors on this disk, and a lot of reallocates in SMART, I just want the disk readable to get the files off it. but I'm stuck at what to do with these errors. (The "S" in "Start" starts over the space between the 4 and the 1 the "E" over the 5 in 160335 and the "S" in "Size" over the 8 in 38)īelow "" it says "731 GB / 681 GiB"Īfter I continue It's listed as the second partition (with the files in it when you press "P") and it says:ĭisk /dev/sda - 250 GB / 232 GiB - CHS 30402 255 63ĭ HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 6373 254 63 102398247
I've been following this tutorial with TestDisk on a 250 GB NTFS disk for a friend of mine. I'm throwing myself upon the mercy of those who may know more about recovering data.
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