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Can I use it to convert an XP dynamic disk to basic without data loss?
Yes, it has been done: http://mypkb.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/how-to-non-destructively-convert-dynamic-disks-to-basic-disks/ Cgrenier 15:45, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
After some trial and error, I found this tool essential in salvaging what could be salvaged from a crashed Linux LVM (single disk) system. I had a severely damaged filesystem (fs) and yet was able to get decent recovery. The following is an outline of the process:
The unrecoverables will be red in the directory listings and you may be able to recover some of them or parts thereof with the PhotoRec utility from the same author.
Similar process should work with any system supported by the author.
74.78.162.229 ( talk) 15:21, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
I removed the "Self-promotion" header someone placed on this article. I can see why someone unfamiliar with TestDisk (and/or its main author, Christophe Grenier), might make such a conclusion, since Christophe has added many edits to this article. [Note: There have been other programmers who've contributed to TestDisk's GNU/GPL source code; it's not a one-man project, but many are not fluent in English.]
However, the software niche this particular program would normally be classified under does not lend itself to having many promoters capable of discussing TestDisk's value in a knowledgeable manner and also willing to reveal who they are. Why? TestDisk is mostly (apart from its companion program "PhotoRec") a specialty tool for the recovery of partitions that have been accidentally deleted by a user. If you thought you'd deleted all the data on a computer, especially a company or client's computer, would you want to tell everyone here you did so? Approaching the issue from the side of a recovery specialist who used TestDisk on a client's machine and charged for the service, do you think they want to tell everyone how easy it could have been to resolve that with a FREE program?
Occasionally, TestDisk might appear in some article dealing with data recovery, but magazines do tend to review commercial software more often than truly free software; unless it is completely 'ad free' and paid for solely by its readers. And even then, in general, no recovery software is used very often, so few editors feel a need to mention such tools. Those who've used TestDisk tend to want to forget that they nearly lost everything on their computer (especially due to carelessness) and/or want to quickly move on with their lives, rather than write about their experience.
Yet if YOU ever mistakenly deleted your computer's partition(s), I'm sure you'd want to know that not only does TestDisk exist on many "Live" Linux bootable CD or DVDs, such as all forms of Knoppix; often used as a recovery CD, but is either already included in the base install (or available via a package management system) of ALL popular Linux distributions ( OpenSUSE, Fedora Core, Ubuntu, Debian, Mandriva to name only a few), or can be downloaded and installed under Microsoft Windows, OSX or even DOS. This program is useful for just about any computer system you might be using!
This program has MANY international users who wouldn't be able to review it in English or contribute to this article. Should that keep English users from being made aware of it?
Lastly, I would be concerned if the article helped a contributor's business, but Christophe and the other coders have given away much of their time in creating it, and I believe they all have careers independent of TestDisk. Hopefully, all here can understand why I think this article should remain on Wikipedia. And if you're a programmer, please review the freely available source code and add some comments here, or expand the article. Daniel B. Sedory ( talk) 09:22, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
I realize Wikipedia is not a forum, but I want to add to the text above. Yes - this program saved my partition table last night, when I thought everything was lost, and I feel so grateful. I don't understand Spanish, so I can't understand a word from recuperadata.com, and I was looking for a way to make a money contribution. Not to mention that several trial versions of paid programs I tried before this - failed or simply didn't know what to do. This one is a treasure, many thanks. -- Дарко Максимовић ( talk) 13:53, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
Can a utility that last had a release 2 years ago accurately be said to be in active development? Come to think of it, is there a definitive definition of "active" for that particular sidebar label? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaos-Industries ( talk • contribs)
There are new commits coming out in Feb 2023. Check https://git.cgsecurity.org/cgit/testdisk/log/. Some things are just good enough for the author to not require a lot of changes besides the occasional file carver signature and Frama-C formal proof stuff. -- Artoria 2e5 🌉 05:21, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Should there be a dangerous warning in the article? I was running a live Knoppix DVD and did not know what "TestDisk" was and ran it/I and accidentally erased the MBR of an USB drive I had also connected. I don't know yet if the data on it is recoverable. -- Mark v1.0 ( talk) 04:25, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
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Can I use it to convert an XP dynamic disk to basic without data loss?
Yes, it has been done: http://mypkb.wordpress.com/2007/03/28/how-to-non-destructively-convert-dynamic-disks-to-basic-disks/ Cgrenier 15:45, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
After some trial and error, I found this tool essential in salvaging what could be salvaged from a crashed Linux LVM (single disk) system. I had a severely damaged filesystem (fs) and yet was able to get decent recovery. The following is an outline of the process:
The unrecoverables will be red in the directory listings and you may be able to recover some of them or parts thereof with the PhotoRec utility from the same author.
Similar process should work with any system supported by the author.
74.78.162.229 ( talk) 15:21, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
I removed the "Self-promotion" header someone placed on this article. I can see why someone unfamiliar with TestDisk (and/or its main author, Christophe Grenier), might make such a conclusion, since Christophe has added many edits to this article. [Note: There have been other programmers who've contributed to TestDisk's GNU/GPL source code; it's not a one-man project, but many are not fluent in English.]
However, the software niche this particular program would normally be classified under does not lend itself to having many promoters capable of discussing TestDisk's value in a knowledgeable manner and also willing to reveal who they are. Why? TestDisk is mostly (apart from its companion program "PhotoRec") a specialty tool for the recovery of partitions that have been accidentally deleted by a user. If you thought you'd deleted all the data on a computer, especially a company or client's computer, would you want to tell everyone here you did so? Approaching the issue from the side of a recovery specialist who used TestDisk on a client's machine and charged for the service, do you think they want to tell everyone how easy it could have been to resolve that with a FREE program?
Occasionally, TestDisk might appear in some article dealing with data recovery, but magazines do tend to review commercial software more often than truly free software; unless it is completely 'ad free' and paid for solely by its readers. And even then, in general, no recovery software is used very often, so few editors feel a need to mention such tools. Those who've used TestDisk tend to want to forget that they nearly lost everything on their computer (especially due to carelessness) and/or want to quickly move on with their lives, rather than write about their experience.
Yet if YOU ever mistakenly deleted your computer's partition(s), I'm sure you'd want to know that not only does TestDisk exist on many "Live" Linux bootable CD or DVDs, such as all forms of Knoppix; often used as a recovery CD, but is either already included in the base install (or available via a package management system) of ALL popular Linux distributions ( OpenSUSE, Fedora Core, Ubuntu, Debian, Mandriva to name only a few), or can be downloaded and installed under Microsoft Windows, OSX or even DOS. This program is useful for just about any computer system you might be using!
This program has MANY international users who wouldn't be able to review it in English or contribute to this article. Should that keep English users from being made aware of it?
Lastly, I would be concerned if the article helped a contributor's business, but Christophe and the other coders have given away much of their time in creating it, and I believe they all have careers independent of TestDisk. Hopefully, all here can understand why I think this article should remain on Wikipedia. And if you're a programmer, please review the freely available source code and add some comments here, or expand the article. Daniel B. Sedory ( talk) 09:22, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
I realize Wikipedia is not a forum, but I want to add to the text above. Yes - this program saved my partition table last night, when I thought everything was lost, and I feel so grateful. I don't understand Spanish, so I can't understand a word from recuperadata.com, and I was looking for a way to make a money contribution. Not to mention that several trial versions of paid programs I tried before this - failed or simply didn't know what to do. This one is a treasure, many thanks. -- Дарко Максимовић ( talk) 13:53, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
Can a utility that last had a release 2 years ago accurately be said to be in active development? Come to think of it, is there a definitive definition of "active" for that particular sidebar label? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaos-Industries ( talk • contribs)
There are new commits coming out in Feb 2023. Check https://git.cgsecurity.org/cgit/testdisk/log/. Some things are just good enough for the author to not require a lot of changes besides the occasional file carver signature and Frama-C formal proof stuff. -- Artoria 2e5 🌉 05:21, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Should there be a dangerous warning in the article? I was running a live Knoppix DVD and did not know what "TestDisk" was and ran it/I and accidentally erased the MBR of an USB drive I had also connected. I don't know yet if the data on it is recoverable. -- Mark v1.0 ( talk) 04:25, 15 September 2020 (UTC)