TestDisk
TestDisk can convert dynamic disks to basic disks.
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- recover-lost-partition-table
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- bootable
- Repair usb disk
- disk-recovery
- dyn-disk-convert
- ntfs-partition-recovery
- Hard Disk Utilities
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- gladragen thinks this post on TestDisk is helpfulglI don't normally post reviews and didn't have an account before this however, This utility deserves to be on the top of the list. An NTFS partition was not recognized after unplugging an external drive. EaseUS wanted $70 for me to transfer the files from the drive and to wipe it. This utility left the files on the drive and recovered the GPT in 5 selections and a restart.
I don't normally post reviews and didn't have an account before this however, This utility deserves to be on the top of the list. An NTFS partition was not recognized after unplugging an external drive. EaseUS wanted $70 for me to transfer the files from the drive and to wipe it. This utility left the files on the drive and recovered the GPT in 5 selections and a restart.
Just works. This is a CLI tool with a terminal UI. I consider this a bonus as this UI is clear and easy to navigate. Mostly self-explanatory.
It wasn't able to restore any files as it said my filesystem was damaged, but EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard did. I'm sure this is good software, as it found that old partition, but couldn't get to the files. Anyway, be sure to try this and then EaseUS if it doesnt work.
Excellent to recover "lost" disks
Easy to use (basic features), free, cross-platform. It saved me in a BIG way after I accidentally deleted a partition I didn't mean to on an NTFS formatted HDD. It restored the 2 TB deleted partition instantly (because I hadn't done any re-formatting).
Flawlessly restored an accidentally deleted NTFS partition in a matter of seconds ??
Extremely usable, even without a GUI. Top notch documentation.
Today, I managed to recover my partition table, my ntfs, ext4 and an old reiserfs partition, and save all my deleted files from the ntfs and ext4 partitions!
It has helped me so many times, in dire situations… They will be the very first people I’ll send money to when I have some again.
It’s amazing how well of a job this thing does.
If you can’t restore it with this, then nothing will restore it, save for going full-on forensics, searching for byte sequence patterns in empty space and so on.
[By the way, the Ubuntu wiki has a wonderful large list of recovery tools.]