J
Jerry
How do I use findpart to write a lost partition (but not fornmatted -
does this make any diference?) to a file for recovery?
does this make any diference?) to a file for recovery?
S
Svend Olaf Mikkelsen
If the partition location is disk 2, CHS 0/1/1, and the size 340540
sectors, the findpart command to save the partition to a file is:
findpart getsect 2 0 1 1 340540 part.bin noheader
This is not the intended use of the getsect command, so I do not
remember how large a partition you can retrieve to a file this way,
assuming the target file system supports files of that size.
Maybe you can supply additional information about the case?
If you mean how to write search output to a file, the command is:
findpart all fp.txt
Usually if the partition should not be repaired and/or restored, one
would copy files to another disk using a recovery program, or
initially make a sector by sector disk copy.
J
Jerry
Perhaps i didn't explain myself :-(
I have a disk that I deleted the partition from, accidentally, whilst
re-installing Win XP on my main disk.
I have not re-formatted the disk but as i said the partition is
deleted. There are some files on there I need to restore.
My question really was how best to do it? Will your stuff? I know
you hwelped me once before, ayear or so ago.
If not, what softeware would you recommend (preferably a
freeware/shareware piece rather than some $500 commercial deal)
J
Jerry
What do I do/how do I retrieve the contents of this file?
S
Svend Olaf Mikkelsen
I assume you know, since you asked how to copy the partition to a
file.
If not, do:
findpart all fp.txt
and insert (not attach) the output file here.
J
Jerry
See below. Its disk 3 as you will realise
Thanks, Svend
Findpart, version 4.37 - for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 2003.
Searches for partitions type 01, 04, 06, 07, 0B, 0C, 0E, 82, 83,
plus Fdisk F6 and Lilo sectors. Information based on bootsectors
is marked B. If the disk is larger than supported by BIOS, the
supported part of the disk is examined. Disks are numbered from 1.
OS: Windows 5.1 All
Disk: 1 Cylinders: 3737 Heads: 255 Sectors: 63 MB: 29314
-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 07 63 30716217 14998 0 1 1 1911 254 63 B OK
1912 1 07 63 29318562 14315 1912* 1 1 3736*254 63 OK OK
-----FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YYMMDD DataMB
686 0 33 Second FAT not found.
1609 1 2 Second FAT not found.
Partitions according to partition tables on first harddisk:
-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1*07 63 30716217 14998 0 1 1 1911*254 63 OK OK
0 2 0F 30716280 29318625 14315 1912* 0 1 3736*254 63 OK
1912 1 07 63 29318562 14315 1912* 1 1 3736*254 63 OK OK
Disk: 2 Cylinders: 4865 Heads: 255 Sectors: 63 MB: 38162
-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 07 63 78140097 38154 0 1 1 4863 254 63 B OK
1 1 07 63 30716217 14998 1 1 1 1912*254 63 OK OK
1 2 05 30716280 47423880 23156 1913* 0 1 4864*254 63 1 OK
1913 1 07 63 47423817 23156 1913* 1 1 4864*254 63 OK OK
-----FAT CHS -Size Cl --Root -Good -Rep. Maybe --Bad YYMMDD DataMB
0 1 33 Second FAT not found.
-----FAT CHS ------LBA Confidence Distance Type Sig
0 1 33 95 37 32 OK
Partitions according to partition tables on second harddisk:
-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1 0F 16065 78140160 38154 1 0 1 4864*254 63 OK
1 1 07 63 30716217 14998 1 1 1 1912*254 63 OK OK
1 2 05 30716280 47423880 23156 1913* 0 1 4864*254 63 OK
1913 1 07 63 47423817 23156 1913* 1 1 4864*254 63 OK OK
Disk: 3 Cylinders: 2096 Heads: 255 Sectors: 63 MB: 16442
-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 - 07 63 16002 7 0 1 1 0 254 63 BU OK
1 1 07 63 33656112 16433 1 1 1 2095*254 63 OK OK
No FATs found.
Partitions according to partition tables on third harddisk:
-PCyl N ID -----Rel -----Num ---MB -Start CHS- --End CHS-- BS CHS
0 1 07 63 33656112 16433 0 1 1 2094*254 63 00 OK
S
Svend Olaf Mikkelsen
Then do:
findpart findntfs 3 1 1 1 summary fp-a.txt
and insert the output (a few lines) here.
J
Jerry
FindNTFS, version 1.42 - for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
Copyright Svend Olaf Mikkelsen, 2003.
OS: Windows 5.1
Disk: 3 Cylinders: 2096 Heads: 255 Sectors: 63 MB: 16442
CHS 1/1/1 LBA: 16128
Directories: 173
Files: 2259
Trees: 1
Exe/dll files: 518
Exe/dll files signature: 517
Cluster KB: 4
MFT cluster no: 786432
MFT size: 4502528
MFT cluster bytes: 4096
Listed files MB: 20354
S
Svend Olaf Mikkelsen
To add the partition to the partition tables, you can download
jerryuk1.bat in
http://inet.uni2.dk/~svolaf/jerryuk1.zip
and put jerryuk1.bat in the same directory as findpart.exe. Then run
jerryuk1.bat, which contains:
set findpart=edit
findpart 3 0 1 - 0F 1 0 1 2095 254 63 0 2096 255 63 26
set findpart=
findpart 3 table fp3-1.txt
You have the option to post the content from fp3-1.txt for
confirmation before reboot.
J
Jerry
snip
Man, that was just fantastic!!
Saying thank you somehow seems so inadequate
Man, that was just fantastic!!
Saying thank you somehow seems so inadequate
S
Svend Olaf Mikkelsen
Man, that was just fantastic!!
Saying thank you somehow seems so inadequate
Nice.