Recover Partition Table that vanished

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  1. Posts : 18
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       #31

    True, they don't overlap, but those first two are kinda split.
    It makes 2 extra partitions 500 GB and 400GB, which I know it wasn't before, and as Kaktussoft told me that we will try to recover first, I'm afraid not to dig dipper. With checking and trying to recover something that I know it wasnt before.

    I know by the fact that first partition was called Photos (around 1TB big), and MiniTool doesn't see it like that, so I'm not sure what would it recover?

    Btw message didn't say anything about formatting;


    But I didn't read about 2TB, part, or I thought I have 2TB, not 3TB disk, donno, silly from me, like I miss clicked that message just to close it. As it was connected over USB, Windows saw 765GB, thus didn't pre-select GPT, like on the image, ...

    Still having trouble recovering partitions, I will try to copy files without recovering partitions.

    Downloading Paragon to try it out.

    And Greg, yes, I will completely wipe this SSD, as it goes into Mac Mini, 500GB disk from Toshiba would be completely wiped too, formatted and then installed new, fresh copy of Windows 7, yes. This is old image. But first I need to solve this mess, and make backup on new 1TB that will arrive with Mac Mini.
    Although it is a mess, it was working just fine for years. Problem with disks is first time, with this kinda new, external HDD.
    Last edited by Kova; 26 Nov 2014 at 20:29.
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  2.    #32

    Initializing = Formatting the disk initially.
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  3. Posts : 18
    Windwos 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
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       #33

    Ignore, invisible D: (not sure what happened) that is small laptop I have, it's not important, I can reformat whenever, no important data there. I use this program when I test stuff.

    Let me give you update. Paragon RECOVERED 2nd and 3rd Partition, it is not at best, lots of issues, I mean, opening computer Management, slow, sometimes fails, but I was able to assign letters and it works.
    It looks like image bellow, now I'm on the "start" with my problem that is now more visible, easier to explain.

    I have 1st partition that was 1TB, and showed as unallocated space, that was GPT, ... but with my mistake 765GB converted to MBR then back to GPT, I lost partition table,..

    Kaktussoft, can you help me restore this partition, I tried to see data recovery, files are there, but names would be messed, pls pls pls help me out.

    Greg thanks for Paragon, I made bootable USB, made it through boot and voila, partitions back as they were, except first, it just didn't saw first.
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  4. Posts : 7,055
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
       #34

    gregrocker said:
    I would work with Jumanji on Partition Recovery. ........
    I have recused myself from this thread.:)

    Good that Kaktussoft is in.

    (The situation is complicated GPT > MBR > GPT . Comparatively this one was easier just GPT > MBR https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...r-mistake.html and the OP came here instantly for help and amenable to suggestions that made it easier for himself and us. Unfortunately I do not have my 750GB drive free now to replicate what the OP has done and see how it could have affected the various LBAs - in my own interests. For the last two days I had been struggling to factory restore my wife's grand old Dell lappy ( Windows Vista Basic. :)) and you know where that 750GB drive has gone - to back up all data on her lappy's HDD. I am still breaking my head on that job.)

    I shall remain on the sidelines here.
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  5. Posts : 18
    Windwos 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
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       #35

    Thanks for report.
    So basically, one mistake was converting to MBR, and second one was returning it to GPT?

    I really hope I could fix this mess ...
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  6. Posts : 10,796
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       #36

    VIDEO and REST are working without issues now? Did you backup all that stuff? You have to backup the stuff first!!! Things can go terribly wrong when troubleshooting.

    C and the 100MB partition are just on DISK0 (another disk)?
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       #37

    What does TESTDISK find? TestDisk Step By Step - CGSecurity
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  8. Posts : 18
    Windwos 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
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       #38

    TestDisk lasts like 3 days to scan. So I never found out what it finds.
    I believe if this is on start of the disk, it should find it right away, or pretty soon.

    Yes data is working fine, I can browse it, I will copy it.
    But most important data is one that is behind this mess. Basically this Unallocated space should be Photos (partition)
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  9. Posts : 10,796
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       #39

    Partition Wizard didn't find the stuff. Maybe TESTDISK does. Or use professional data recovery tools (very unlikely they will find the partition). May be they find photo's? PhotoRec is one of those tools.

    Sorry can't help you further.
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  10. Posts : 18
    Windwos 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #40

    So thats it? I thought there is a way to fix this.
    Kaktussoft I had same problem from the start, Partition that is not found ..

    At least can you tell me best recovery data program, that is able to recover file names too?
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