HDD partition woes.

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  • November 25, 2018 at 11:54 am #28511
    keith with the teefkeith with the teef
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      @thinktank
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      A up all.

      I accidentally deleted a drive partition when doing a clean install of W7.

      obviously the partition is now shown as unallocated space.

      All the software apps I have used so far want big money.

      I’m currently running partition find and mount. which looks like its gonna take hours and may not work.

      So what are my options?

      November 25, 2018 at 2:44 pm #28521
      Wheels-Of-FireWheels-Of-Fire
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        @grahamdearsley
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        Acronis do a demo version of their disk director app. I dont know how good it is but its free to try.

        If you just want your files back then Recuva from the makers of Ccleaner is my favorite.

        November 25, 2018 at 4:19 pm #28525
        Ed PEd P
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          @edps
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          I previously used Paragon Partition Manager to recover partitions. You could try the free version, BUT it is always worth doing a full disk cloned copy before messing with an HDD. There is rarely an undo on partition software so play safe!

          [edit] the other one to try is GParted on a bootable stick. Same caveats apply!

          November 25, 2018 at 4:41 pm #28528
          keith with the teefkeith with the teef
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            @thinktank
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            PPM sounds good.

            I wonder if diskpart could do the same?

            waiting for a reply from recuva if their pro version can get back my muisc in its folders and access unallocated space.

            November 25, 2018 at 5:58 pm #28529
            D-DanD-Dan
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              If you can remember the exact partition setup before the destruction, and provided you haven’t formatted or written to disk space with lost data, recreating the partitions exactly should get it back.

              Arch Linux, on a Ryzen 7 1800X, 32 GB, 5 (yes -5) HDs inc 5 SSDs, 4 RPi 3Bs + 1 RPi 4B - one as an NFS server with two more drives, PiHole (shut yours), Plex server, cloud server, and other random Pi stuff. Nice CoolerMaster case, 2 x NV GTX 1070 8GB, and a whopping 32" AOC 1440P monitor.

              November 25, 2018 at 8:47 pm #28536
              keith with the teefkeith with the teef
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                @thinktank
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                D-Dan could you throw me a bone on how to do that. The partiton/unallocated space is as is after accident.

                If the start and finish numerical points are required I can get them.

                W7 disc manager offers some options like new simple volume.

                November 25, 2018 at 9:25 pm #28537
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                  @grahamdearsley
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                  A recuva deep scan managed to get back all the music on a disc I had accidentally formatted. Unfortunately it also recovered stuff I had deleted over several months too. I had to spend a couple of day deleting duplicates and partially recovered files. A partition recovery with one of the mentioned tools is the way to go if you can.

                  November 26, 2018 at 10:40 am #28544
                  johnbarryjohnbarry
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                    I use Mini Tool Partition Wizzard Free I think this should sort it

                    Download/install/open/away you go

                    Cheers
                    John

                    November 26, 2018 at 7:59 pm #28567
                    D-DanD-Dan
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                      @d-dan
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                      keith with the teef wrote:

                      D-Dan could you throw me a bone on how to do that. The partiton/unallocated space is as is after accident.

                      Here’s where it gets difficult. If you can recreate the partition table exactly as it was, and provided no data has been written, then the partitions should come back intact. The problem is, it has to be exact.

                      Arch Linux, on a Ryzen 7 1800X, 32 GB, 5 (yes -5) HDs inc 5 SSDs, 4 RPi 3Bs + 1 RPi 4B - one as an NFS server with two more drives, PiHole (shut yours), Plex server, cloud server, and other random Pi stuff. Nice CoolerMaster case, 2 x NV GTX 1070 8GB, and a whopping 32" AOC 1440P monitor.

                      November 26, 2018 at 8:07 pm #28569
                      keith with the teefkeith with the teef
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                        @thinktank
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                        @ D-Dan. I like that. 🙂

                        @ JB sadley programs like that R not free, its a play on words.

                        @W-O-F Yeah, recuva gives me the willies. that program can do more harm than good.

                        The misses is goona have a word with the IT tech guys from her work soon. er when its ok, er when it goes quite, er never. 🙂

                        TY for replies.

                        November 27, 2018 at 4:06 pm #28591
                        Ed PEd P
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                          @edps
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                          keith with the teef wrote:

                          The misses is goona have a word with the IT tech guys from her work soon. er when its ok, er when it goes quite, er never

                          Use the time to clone the drive! Partition recovery often goes t-up. Take a lesson from the forensics guys, a clone is their first action. Work on the clone as you may need to re-clone!

                          November 28, 2018 at 12:38 am #28612
                          wasbitwasbit
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                            Minitool Partition Wizard Free is free but it’s a partition manager not a partition recovery programme.
                            – https://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

                            The free version of Easeus Partition Recovery Wizard states
                            “Partition recovery. Recover deleted, lost partition (the partition will be recoverd with original data).
                            – https://www.easeus.com/partition-recovery/

                            I agree with Ed P, always work on a copy so that you have something to fall back on, never the original.

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                            November 28, 2018 at 10:22 am #28619
                            johnbarryjohnbarry
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                              [/quote]

                              keith with the teef wrote:

                              @ JB sadley programs like that R not free, its a play on words.

                              Strange, I have never paid anything to use it and use it I have/do.

                              Cheers
                              John

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