TestDisk
TestDisk can convert dynamic disks to basic disks.
What is TestDisk?
TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting a Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy.
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- Developed byCGSecurity
- LicensingOpen Source (GPL-2.0) and Free product.
- PricingOne time purchase , and / or subscription
- Written in
- RatingAverage rating of 4.7
- Alternatives141 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English
GitHub repository
- 1,094 Stars
- 143 Forks
- 50 Open Issues
- Updated
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Tags
- File Recovery
- Hard Disk Recovery
- recover-lost-partition-table
- partition-recovery-software
- Hard Disk Utility
- dyn-disk-convert
- bootable
- Repair usb disk
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Core, Development & Services • Favorites • Repair Tools • Linux Security and ForensicsRecent user activities on TestDisk
- TBayAreaPat reviewed TestDiskTB
You can't boot with it, so if there's booting issues, you need to connect the drive to a system which could leave room for confusion errors. I monkeyed with it for a booting issue to no avail, but it may help others with above average knowledge. Note that this program is primarily for partition recovery, but with the download, there are also the PhotoRec & QPhotoRec programs.
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Does not work on M1-based macs, error during install..
edenw liked TestDisk
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.
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.]
Does not work on M1-based macs, error during install..
You can't boot with it, so if there's booting issues, you need to connect the drive to a system which could leave room for confusion errors. I monkeyed with it for a booting issue to no avail, but it may help others with above average knowledge. Note that this program is primarily for partition recovery, but with the download, there are also the PhotoRec & QPhotoRec programs.
It's usefull and quick
Imposible instal only to professional not to comum people
works great in windows but i have no idea how to install on mac. :-(