RAID 6: striped array with distributed dual redundancy information.
RAID 5: striped array with distributed parity information.
RAID 4: striped array with parity device.
HFS, HFS+ and HFSX, Hierarchical File System.
BSD disklabel ( FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD ).
TestDisk can find lost partitions for all of these file systems: To recover lost pictures or files from digital camera or harddisk, run the PhotoRec command.
Running the TestDisk Program, a menu by menu explanation.
Computer forensics self training using TestDisk & PhotoRec.
FAT file systems are commonly found on flash memory cards, digital cameras, and many other portable devices.
Undelete files and directories from FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and exFAT filesystem.
Recover deleted files from NTFS partition.
Developers are welcome to contribute code to TestDisk & PhotoRec.
TestDisk Step by Step to recover lost partitions and repair damaged FAT/NTFS boot sector.
testdisk.pdf More than 60 pages about data recovery using TestDisk & PhotoRec and other tools.
Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP, Windows Server 2016/2012/2008/2003ĭownload binary executables and source files for DOS, Win32, MacOSX and Linux.
DOS (either real or in a Windows 9x DOS-box),.
Those more familiar with such procedures should find TestDisk a handy tool in performing onsite recovery. For those who know little or nothing about data recovery techniques, TestDisk can be used to collect detailed information about a non-booting drive which can then be sent to a tech for further analysis. TestDisk has features for both novices and experts.
Copy files from deleted FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions.
Undelete files from FAT, exFAT, NTFS and ext2 filesystem.
Locate ext2/ext3/ext4 Backup SuperBlock.
Recover NTFS boot sector from its backup.
Recover FAT32 boot sector from its backup.
Fix partition table, recover deleted partition.
Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy. TestDisk is 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). TestDisk is OpenSource software and is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL v2+).