ntfsprogs-1.13.0.tar.gz (TestDisk 5.5 or later doesn't work with older version than 1.9.e2fsprogs-1.38.tar.gz (Should work with older versions).What to do if the hard disk contains bad sectors If your goal is to recover some precious files and you know where they are, in the advanced menu of TestDisk, select your partition, try to list the content of the filesystem and copy your files. To compile a full feature version of TestDisk and Photorec, you may need the following files: TestDisk can work with disk images including forensics images created by EnCase and FTK imager. This application is quite similar to TestDisk since it is also used for data. TestDisk & PhotoRec 6.2 (6 December 2005)īeta version TestDisk & PhotoRec 6.4-WIP, Data Recovery There is another open source application that is offered by cgsecurity. Linux static binaries, tar.bz2 (/tmp must allow execution of program).I have posted this question at TestDisk Board URL at. TestDisk is an effective free registry repair tool It was originally developed to assist recover lost partitions or make non-boots booting disks bootable again after these conditions are caused by erroneous software, viruses, or human error (like accidentally deleting your hard drive partition table). TestDisk & PhotoRec 6.3 (2 March 2006), Data Recovery Select your operating system to download the latest version of TestDisk & PhotoRec data recovery tools. Cannot install on Mac OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks using MacUpdate Desktop. To be keep informed of new release, subscribe to my mailing-list by sending a mail to with subscribe kmaster in the body. Therefore if you've used TestDisk and the other utilities and have found them useful, and maybe feel like giving something back and contributing to the cause then please feel free to donate.

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