Linux partition repair software Testdisk

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In linux, the super handsome Partition Table repair software. I have used more than n Partition Table repair software for windows. I didn't expect such a convenient repair software in linux to be fast .. I never saw this partition table repair software before .....

Well, this software is called testdisk. It's very handsome ..

If you are using a repair disc, download the software to your computer.

# Sudo apt-get install testdisk

Sudo testdisk first

1. Select Create for analysis.

Use arrow keys to select, then press Enter key:
[Create] Create a new log file
[Append] Append information to log file
[No Log] Don't record anything

2. Select the hard disk to be repaired in testdisk, and press Enter.

Select a media (use Arrow keys, then press Enter ):
Disk/dev/sda-160 GB/149 GiB-ata hitachi HTS54251
Disk/dev/sdb-3272 MB/3121 MiB-SM324BC USB DISK

3. We chose the testdisk Repair Platform from Intel, so we chose it.

Please select the partition table type, press Enter when done.
[Intel] Intel/PC partition
[Efi gpt] efi gpt partition map (Mac i386, some x86_64 ...)
[Mac] Apple partition map
[None] Non partitioned media
[Sun] Sun Solaris partition
[XBox] XBox partition
[Return] Return to disk selection

4. Use testdisk for analysis. Now select Analyse for analysis.

[Analyse] Analyse current partition structure and search for lost partitions
[Advanced] Filesystem Utils
[Geometry] Change disk geometry
[Options] Modify options
[MBR Code] Write TestDisk MBR code to first sector
[Delete] Delete all data in the partition table
[Quit] Return to disk selection

5. If you can see it, basically all the partitions are out, just press Enter. By default, press enter to quickly scan.

* = Primary bootable P = Primary L = Logical E = Extended D = Deleted
[Quick Search] [Backup]

Then, because vista is useless, select n.

Shocould TestDisk search for partition created under Vista? [Y/N] (answer Yes if
Unsure)
N

6. Go to and see your table in the table area.

Disk/dev/sda-160 GB/149 GiB-CHS 19457 255 63
Partition Start End Size in sectors
* HPFS-NTFS 0 1 1 1567 254 63 25189857
L FAT32 LBA 1568 2 1 5097 254 63 56709324 [no name]
L Linux Swap 5098 1 1 5221 254 63 1991997
L Linux 5222 1 1 7298 254 63 33366942
L Linux 7299 1 1 19456 254 63 195318207

Structure: OK. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to select partition.
Use Left/Right Arrow keys to CHANGE partition characteristics:
* = Primary bootable P = Primary L = Logical E = Extended D = Deleted
Keys A: add partition, L: load backup, T: change type, P: list files,
Enter: to continue
NTFS, 12 GB/12 GiB

You can also press p to see if the file is what you want, and the following shows the file system size and system.

When I got to this location, I basically found out that there is no need to modify anything. If it is different from your partition, you may also need to use the Deeper search function. I successfully fixed it, So I directly wrote it to the partition table by using write to fix it.