Data recovery with the TestDisk/PhotoRec duo

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Conclusion

Both of these recovery tasks were resolved with excellent results by TestDisk and PhotoRec. Both tools are on par with paid software for Windows when evaluated against the tasks they were designed to accomplish.

I would like to see a graphical interface for TestDisk rather than PhotoRec. The latter has just a few options, so the graphical interface isn't really required. TestDisk, on the other hand, could make good use of a GUI to help the lay person sort through the multitude of quite powerful data recovery capabilities. Users, however, can turn to the documentation [8], which is quite good. Otherwise, there appears to be no reason to spend money for a good data recovery package or to change operating systems.

Infos

  1. S.M.A.R.T.: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Monitoring,_Analysis_and_Reporting_Technology
  2. Smartmontools:: https://www.smartmontools.org/
  3. TestDisk: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
  4. PhotoRec: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec
  5. QPhotoRec: http://www.geekssharingspace.org/2013/12/qphotorec-10-data-recovery/software-to.html
  6. Dcfldd: http://forensicswiki.org/wiki/Dcfldd
  7. Parted Magic: http://partedmagic.com
  8. TestDisk Documentation: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step

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