Questions tagged [data-recovery]
This tag is for questions about techniques for recovering lost data — e.g., from deleted files and/or damaged or corrupted digital media. Please review the tag wiki before posting a question. Do not explicitly ask for tools or other products; such questions are off-topic on Super User.
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How to recover files deleted / removed by autofs?
I wanted to automatically mount a directory in my home directory, so I attempted to use autofs for this resulting in autofs removing everything in my home directory.
The setup was something like auto....
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ddrescue second run, running time: n/a
I am running ddrescue to rescue a Windows 10 drive to a new SSD from a gparted media drive. I ran it successfully the first time with:
sudo ddrescue -f -d -n /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 /path/to/map.log.
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Restore ReFS partition deleted by mistake
I'm facing an issue where a ReFS partition has been mistakenly deleted, and I need to restore it.
I've attempted to recover the partition using MiniTools Partition Wizard, but it couldn't locate the ...
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Data Storage Volume (e.g. HDD) - physical representation, volume and file system [closed]
My primary questions are: what exactly is a volume on a byte level, as opposed to partition or file system? What does it look like in binary? Can I open an HDD (raw) and find volume data structure ...
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How to obtain Chrome complete list of autofill data (for text fields such as username)?
How can I obtain a complete list of autofill data in Chrome browser (not passwords just the other autofill such as username, address, etc for text boxes entered in previously)?
I have attempted to use ...
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How can I recover lost partitions?
My primary SSD has its boot sector erased, thus all partitions are not recognized by the computer. I can't boot the operating system on it, and I am currently using a spare HDD with bad sectors, and ...
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Why does a DVD-RW with data on it show as empty? [duplicate]
I have an old DVD-RW disk which shows as empty in both Windows 11 Explorer and ImgBurn. However I know there is data on it because the written part is clearly visible on the data side. But I do not ...
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UltraSearch found deleted files, how do I recover them? [duplicate]
UltraSearch has found two pdf files I was looking for. Unfortunately, both have been deleted from the Recycle Bin. Fortunately, UltraSearch reads their contents just fine and displays them in the ...
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Recovering a formatted drive that used to be encrypted with Bitlocker
I'm dual booting Windows and Mint on my laptop and I have a separate NTFS hard drive that I use to store my personal data. The hard drive used to be compatible with Mint, even though it was encrypted ...
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Veracrypt somehow really messed up the bootloader on my PC
So basically I wanted to install windows on a secondary physical drive in my PC so I could have a second bare metal OS for testing stuff. I have 1 M.2 SSD that has my main windows installation ...
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Does encrypting full drive with BitLocker secure-wipe the drive?
Say I have a storage device that I want to use with my Windows 10 machine. I have some sensitive data on the drive and I would like to wipe the drive before using it. Normally I just use dd to fill ...
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Recover files from failed raid 0
I have a client whose laptop (Asus GX502) stopped working, and as I fix the laptop he wants his data from his drives, but problem is that when I connected the nvme SSDs (512 GB each) to my test ...
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Is it possible to recover files from quickly formatted HDD? [duplicate]
I have formatted my hard drive, now I wonder if it is possible to recover the files while I have reinstalled windows on the same drive and been using it for a few weeks and almost filled the hard ...
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How to quickly delete files and folders in Windows 10 so that they can never be recovered or accessed again
I have an application and txt files where the records of this application are kept. When I give a command via CMD, I want these files to be quickly deleted, irrecoverable and inaccessible. Depending ...
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Recovery data from a double (accidentally) formatted HDD HFS+
Could be possible recovery original HDD data from a double formatted HDD?
I have erroneous repeated the formatting on a working disk twice, could be possible recovery original one table allocation ...
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