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kaola_linux

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From: Bacolod City/Philippines

Registered: 2008-09-23

Posts: 513

Deleted ntfs partition accidentally using cfdisk, how to restor SOLVED

Hello, please help me with my major prob...I was installing arch that time and I was on the cfdisk to format partitions, unnoticably I had deleted the ntfs partitions on my sata 160gb and replaced them with linux partitions.  Is there any means of restoring the files of the ntfs partitions? Please I need your help. THanks

Last edited by kaola_linux (2008-10-13 02:24:16)

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AD28

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Registered: 2008-09-16

Posts: 161

Re: Deleted ntfs partition accidentally using cfdisk, how to restor SOLVED

Not sure about the extent of the damage (is windows totally gone or just some data partitions?), but Recuva freeware has worked very well for me in the past.

SkonesMickLoud

Arch Linux f@h Team Member

From: The D of C

Registered: 2008-09-20

Posts: 178

Re: Deleted ntfs partition accidentally using cfdisk, how to restor SOLVED

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=re … store+ntfs

Last edited by SkonesMickLoud (2008-10-07 06:51:29)

TheSaint

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From: my computer

Registered: 2007-08-19

Posts: 1,523

Re: Deleted ntfs partition accidentally using cfdisk, how to restor SOLVED

I think testdisk, will do. But make sure you haven't made many write operations after the loss.

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ashyanbhog

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From: India

Registered: 2008-08-19

Posts: 49

Re: Deleted ntfs partition accidentally using cfdisk, how to restor SOLVED

SystemRescueCD has come to rescue quit a few times. Has testdisk and few other utils in a liveCD, so you wont have to deal with umounting partitions.. Its works well if you've not made too many writes.