1. Not sure if I did a format. It may have come pre-formatted.
2. Can't double click on the LBA 2048 partition. Nothing.
3. Did click the Finish button, but did not proceed further.
Before doing that, was not able to double click LBA 2048, and double click on 2050 showed exactly the same.
That's why I thought it necessary to click Finish.
What's next?
Please rerun Partition Recovery Wizard and show me the Partitions found window. Once you have taken the screenshot, click on the cancel Button and close PW.
Please follow the instructions scrupulously.
@goopy This is why I recommend sending drives in for professional data recovery. It's just too darned easy for DIYers to do something to ensure data will not be recoverable, even by a pro.
If you decide to continue on this route, CAREFULLY follow jumanji's EXACTLY! I know of only two other people on various forums who know as much about drives as this man. If he tells you to scratch your ear before clicking on something, then, for the love whatever or whoever, scratch your ear before clicking! Don't skip or anticipate steps! If you get stumped, stop and ask before proceeding!
Looks the same.
I was under the impression scanning the disk is non invasive?
Thats good. No changes have been made. Just scanning the disk does not write anything to disk.
Now just relax. Its bedtime for me and I am retiring. My trial HDD right now is more or less in the same condition except that it does not have a fake VBR at sector 2050. How it came on your SSD I do not know.
I have to work on it further and decide what next to do. And that is going to take sometime. So keep watching.
Do read my post #7 on how to use bootice in post #7 in the thread Lost partitions! Download the 36bit version and keep ready. Most probably we may use it to get rid of the fake VBR at sector 2050.
Is your SSD an internal drive?
Thanks for you time, Jumanji.
The Samsung could have been damaged by the usb enclosure. But I was expecting it to be most robust than that.
That is a bit of information. Can you take it out of the enclosure and connect it as an internal drive on your desktop? That will eliminate the SATA to USB interface inside the enclosure in the chain. May be it caused the fake VBR. Give it a thought.
OK, here is the first exercise for you.
Download bootice from Download Bootice 1.3.4.0
Extract it to the root of your system drive C:. You will find x86 and x64 versions of bootice.exe in the folder BOOTICE_2016.06.17_v1.3.4.0. Use the one appropriate to your bit version of Windows. (Create a short cut for that exe file on your desktop so that you can easily execute it.) Click/double click on it to run it.
Please safely remove all other external storage devices , keeping only your faulty external drive (SSD) plugged in.
Run bootice. Make sure you select the correct disk and not your system disk and click on Sector edit, Take a screenshot of sector 0. Then save it as LBA0.Go to sector 2048, take a screenshot and save it as LBA2048. Then to sector 2050, take a screenshot and save it as LBA 2050. Open the bootice folder and check those have been saved. The size of each file will be 512 bytes.Close bootice. Post the screenshots
Comments:
1. LBA 0 will tell me how many partition tables are present.
2. LBA 2048 will let me know whether it is corrupt.
3. LBA 2050: It may be a)the backup of sector 2048 b) an anamoly . Cause not known at the moment.
If you have any doubts do not hesitate to clarify.
This data recovery process can be long-drawn and we may be going back and forth many times trying many programs and methodology.But you can be rest assured that no data will be lost and your drive can be restored to the condition it was when we started this process.
Greetings Jumanji.
1. Thanks for Bootice instructions. I'd like to try this on a duplicate of of the samsung. Is there a way to make a sector-by-sector duplicate?
2. What did the screenshots tell you about the status of the samsung?
3. Tried a direct sata connection. But no resurrection this time.
Many thanks and best regards,
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