
Activate ‘photorec_win.exe’ and select a media.

The tool will ask for ‘partition table type’ for the PC type is ‘Intel’. Confirm your choice by clicking ‘Proceed’. Under ‘Select a media’, select the hard disk with the corresponding partition. Be careful, besides changing the Master Boot Record (MBR), TestDisk can also overwrite partitions that are not damaged. TestDisk: This tool can find FAT32, NTFS, or ReiserFS partitions that are deleted and restore them.TestDisk has two applications in it, TestDisk itself and this app. It is similar to the Unix file command.PhotoRec is a portable software that doesn’t need to install it first. It identifies the type of data contained in a file and reports the extension as seen by PhotoRec. Changesįidentify, a little utility sharing PhotoRec signature database, is now build by default.

It's a shame there isn't a GUI with TestDisk but if all your other data recovery methods have failed, it's definitely worth a try as a no-nonsense and free solution.įidentify, a little utility sharing PhotoRec signature database, is now build by default. If there is anything that can be recovered or is detected, the menu will take you through the necessary steps to do so. From here, you have access to a menu that will take you through the scanning and testing process. If you're new to using the terminal, in the unzipped TestDisk package, find the"Darwin" folder and double click on the "Testdisk" file.

The lack of GUI is compensated for by a simple menu that can only be accessed in Terminal.
