[TriLUG] Linux tools for partition/file retrieval

[Kenneth Parker via TriLUG]

On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 8:42 PM Matthew Glassman via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> I have a windows SSD that I am trying to recover partition/data from.  The
> partition and files  may be corrupted. I can not (that is do NOT want to)
> write to the SSD. What tools are out there that would allow me to work with
> the filesystem and partitions to check for corruption, correct the
> issue/undelete  and then pull data off of this.
>

Make sure you have ntfs-3g on your system.


> I was thinking of dd from the external to a separate  hard drive and work
> with that (maybe fsck?). I have testdisk, photorec and scalpel installed
> but they haven’t seemed to do what I need.
>

 I add my support to this idea.  The other responder knew the tools better
than I do. But the less damage you do to the original hard drive, the
better.  (Especially if there is a fixable, software error, like occurred
at a Friend's House with a 2T External Spinning Hard Drive.  Seems he liked
the quick way to power his Debian Buster Laptop down, by holding the Power
Button!  Ouch!)

Good luck!

Kenneth Parker