

* 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 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.
