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Make sure you can write in the directory you select to start in.

Once the files are successfully restored and verified, they can be moved back to where they belong and have their ownership restored as well. For this reason, I like to start in a directory like /home/recovery.

When you recover deleted files with testdisk, you’re going to end up with the files being restored within the directory form which you started the tool and the files are going to belong to root. If you don’t have sudo access, you’ll get kicked out early in the process, and your logfile, if you chose to create one, will end up with a message like this in it: TestDisk exited normally. Recovering filesįirst of all, you have to be logged in as root or have sudo access to use testdisk. Interestingly, it’s not just a Linux tool but is also available for MacOS, Solaris and Windows as well.ĭocumentation is available at.

“In digital image recovery mode program operates as freeware with no functional limitations.Install testdisk with commands like apt install testdisk or yum install testdisk.

See: VirtualBoxĪttach the Virtualbox image file to the Windows VM and boot itĭownload and install one of the following programs depending on your need: If Testdisk was unable to recover the partition, you still may be able to get a list of the files on the drive if you have a Windows VM running in Virtualbox:Ĭonvert the disk image to a Virtualbox image file. Recover filenames/folders from formatted/corrupted partitions If any of the partitions found shows a list of files, highlight the partition and press Space (the highlight should turn green and there should be a P for primary partition or * if you’d like it to be bootable) > Enter > Write > Y

See instructions below if you wish to recover filenames or folder structure. Unfortunately Photorec will not recover filenames or folders.

If you wish to instead recover individual files, follow the instructions below (photorec).

If none of the partitions found shows a list of files, press Enter > Quit > Quit > Quit. Highlight the partition using the arrow keys and press P to list the files > Quit