Yes. only a few at a time.
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After you have finished copying all data in J: to G: ( Ha, you have atleast saved all your other. data in the faulty disk....hmmm... let us see what more is in store - the I: drive your ex-system disk.) ( Once the disk has developed bad sectors it can fail totally anytime which is not predictable. So in a failing disk the first priority is to save whatever data is visible immediately.)
Download the latest stable version 7.1 from
TestDisk - CGSecurity Extract the testdisk-7.1.win.zip to the root of your system drive C: . You will run
testdisk_win.exe in the extracted testdisk-7.1 folder.
TestDisk should be run with administrator privileges - Run as administrator (create a shortcut of
testdisk_win.exe on your desktop, right click and "run as administrator". )
Within the TestDisk Window:
You will use Left/Right/Up/Down arrow keys to Highlight/Select any field/Command.
At any point you can quit TestDisk by clicking on the
X on the right side of the top Title Bar / by selecting [Quit] command in the window (if available) and Enter/ repeatedly pressing
Q on the keyboard.
Do read my post here https://www.sevenforums.com/hardwar...ontents-readable-through-app.html#post3301749
Start with Screen 1 and go upto screen 6 which will show the status of the Volume Boot Sectors
I repeat the steps here specific to your case.
Screen1: Higlight/Select
[No Log] Press Enter ( You will use the Up/Down Left/Right arrow keys to highlight/select any field in the TestDisk windows)
Screen 2: You will see your 500GB System disk, the 1TB faulty disk, and the 1TB Destination disk.
Highlight/Select 1TB faulty disk (probably the second disk)
[Proceed] is already highlighted. Press
Enter
Screen 3: Highlight/Select
[Intel] (if it is not highlighted already) Enter
Screen 4: Highlight/Select
[Advanced] Enter
Screen 5: Does this screen show all three partitions in the faulty 1TB disk??
Highlight/select the second partition. Is
[Boot] highlighted?
Enter.
Note: If it shows only one partition, then it is not the faulty disk. Go back to Screen 2 by pressing Q, once, twice and select the third disk, then Screen 3 , Screen 4 and Screen 5, which should show three partitions. Select the second partition which is the RAW partition. Is [Boot] highlighted? Enter
Screen 6: will show the status of the Boot sector and Backup boot sector. Further action will depend on their status.
Take a screenshot and post.
To be continued after a short break.
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To continue
IF:
Boot Sector - OK
Backup Boot sector - OK
Hmmm... both are good. Then what is the problem? MFT???
Highlight
[Repair MFT] command.
Enter
"If TestDisk says it is unable to repair MFT, you will have to use a commercial software to recover the files - GetDataBack or active @ File recovery. These are "try before you buy" software. If these show your files, you may be able to preview/open the files and check the file integrity. You can buy a license only when you are satisfied.
In my perception, this is the most possible outcome in your case. And I have been saying this from my very first post in this thread.
IF
TestDisk says 'Both MFT and MFT mirror are OK" close TestDisk. You are lucky. You will run check disk on that volume to correct the file system corruption.
Caution: You will run checkDisk only and if only TestDisk confirms that your MFT is OK and you will not interrupt Check Disk for any reason)
"Run check disk from command prompt.
Open Command prompt. Start > All programs > Accessories > Command Prompt
Type
CHKDSK K: /f /v /r /x Press Enter. Note: Replace K: with the actual drive letter of the RAW
partition.Allow check disk to complete. (DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT abort checkdisk midway for any reason. Wait, Wait, Wait for it to complete even if takes 24 hours)
Note: MFT (
Master
File
Table) corrupted means the file index in it is corrupted/unreadable and if one runs checkdisk it will vigorously and ceremonially delete all files that are not properly indexed in it. All data will be lost with nothing to recover.
IF:
a)Boot sector - Bad
Backup boot sector - OK
Highlight
[Backup BS] command
Enter ( writes the backup to the start sector of the partitïon when you confirm "y" in the next screen)
b) Boot sector - Bad
Backup boot sector - Bad
Highlight
[Rebuild BS] command
Enter ( Rebuilds the Volume Boot Record and writes it into the Partition start sector and partition end sector)
c) Boot sector - OK
Backup boot sector - Bad
Highlight
[ORG. BS] command.
Enter ( this will copy the original boot record in the partition start sector to the partition end sector and make it OK.)
The above three operations should repair the boot sectors and make your drive accessible
. A reboot is required.
Please remember whenever you see a
- command in the page, give that command and if the files are listed copy to destination. if the files are not listed you can go back to the previous page by [Quit] Command or pressing Q .
