Corrupted NTFS Partition

[SnipeYa]

As the title suggests, I have a drive with a currupted partition that was ntfs but is now showing as raw.

I've downloaded some software called "EaseUS", It verified that there is still files in tact on the drive but of course the trial version doesnt allow you to recover anything...

I have the PartedMagic linux distro that i bought a while back but I cant see any way of recovering these same files only other garbage ones.

Anyone got suggestions on what to do?

[NelizMastr]

16 minutes ago, SnipeYa said:

As the title suggests, I have a drive with a currupted partition that was ntfs but is now showing as raw.

I've downloaded some software called "EaseUS", It verified that there is still files in tact on the drive but of course the trial version doesnt allow you to recover anything...

I have the PartedMagic linux distro that i bought a while back but I cant see any way of recovering these same files only other garbage ones.

Anyone got suggestions on what to do?

If the data is important, go to a data recovery service and be prepared to pay hundreds to thousands depending on how much data it is and how hard it ends up being to recover it.

 

If it's not important, format the drive and start over.

[SnipeYa]

Just now, NelizMastr said:

If the data is important, go to a data recovery service and be prepared to pay hundreds to thousands depending on how much data it is and how hard it ends up being to recover it.

 

If it's not important, format the drive and start over.

I feel like the option I'm after is somewhere in the middle, The files aren't mission critical enough to warrant paying someone to save them. But It would be a real pain in the butt to loose the files, I'd really like to recover them myself if possible.

[NelizMastr]

3 minutes ago, SnipeYa said:

I feel like the option I'm after is somewhere in the middle, The files aren't mission critical enough to warrant paying someone to save them. But It would be a real pain in the butt to loose the files, I'd really like to recover them myself if possible.

The thing is, your partition can't be restored with free tools and tinkering with it can overwrite existing data making recovery more difficult. You'll need to decide how much you want to spend on this.

[Enderman]

Could be false positives, if you want to pay for the full version and try to recover stuff then it's your money.

If you actually care about the data then pay for a proper recovery service.

[PianoPlayer88Key]

What about doing a bit-for-bit clone (for example with Clonezilla) to another drive, then attempting recovery on that 2nd drive, using a 3rd drive as the target to dump the recovered data?  (Make sure they're actual separate physical drives, not partitions on the same drive.)  I've done that on a couple occasions and been able to recover some data on my personal drives.  (Of course this likely wouldn't work in the case of a hardware failure, especially one like this.)

 

Also, in a case where I was unable to do that (due to not having the drives or a computer to house them), I pulled the affected drive out of service entirely and didn't touch it until a couple years later when I was able to build a PC and get a few extra drives, then attempt recovery.  Obviously this wouldn't work if you needed the data in a timely manner, but for me it was something I could put on the shelf for a while.

[Stefan Payne]

I wouldn't recommend it and also the Recovery Service.

Because its possible that its a Hardware Issue -> Headcrash on the drive or similar stuff.

 

And the more you do the worse its getting.