ddrescue correct tool for an HD, if testdisk finds no partition? Other tools?

Asked Mar 30 '22 at 08:24

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I'm on Linux and have an HD (ext4, not ssd), that suddenly was remounted as read-only. After a restart, said HD was shown as having no partition. testdisk didn't find the partition (should be only one, spanning the whole HD). I soon will have a replacement drive and I'm wondering if ddrescue is the right tool to try to rescue the data in such a case. Or should I look for some other tool?

Edit: The suggested link references decades old apps that I'm not feeling content with using (let alone getting them to work at all).

edited Mar 30 '22 at 11:05

asked Mar 30 '22 at 08:24

Mrokii

What version of Ubuntu are you using? – David Mar 30 '22 at 08:31
I'm using Kubuntu 21.10. – Mrokii Mar 30 '22 at 08:41
Does this answer your question? How to recover data from a failing hard drive? – karel Mar 30 '22 at 09:35
@karel, I'm not sure, as it doesn't describe my case with a missing partition (as far as I can see). But I will give that "Unstoppable Copier" a try, thank you. – Mrokii Mar 30 '22 at 10:21
I selected the question with Spinrite in its answers especially for your case. – karel Mar 30 '22 at 10:33
@karel That program is pretty old and relies on older system libraries that aren't available anymore in the standard repositories, so I wouldn't feel comfortable using that. So, no, that link unfortunately doesn't answer my question. Thanks for the suggestion though. – Mrokii Mar 30 '22 at 10:34
You're the expert here, huh? Creating a bootable USB stick to run Spinrite. – karel Mar 30 '22 at 10:37
I'll look at spinrite, but the comment made on that other conversation doesn't sound promising. Anyhow, thanks. – Mrokii Mar 30 '22 at 10:42
Does this answer your question? How can I recover data from a clicking/dying external drive? – Artur Meinild Apr 14 '22 at 14:16

ddrescue correct tool for an HD, if testdisk finds no partition? Other tools?

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