From 3d2dec2e11d853be094d36c1b0aeadd4aed5f35d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Fleetwood Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:12:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove Attempt Data Rescue from the GParted Manual (!118) Keep the paragraph discussing photorec and move just after testdisk is mentioned in the Recovering Partition Tables section. Closes !118 - Remove Attempt Data Rescue and use of gpart --- help/C/index.docbook | 156 +++---------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 146 deletions(-) diff --git a/help/C/index.docbook b/help/C/index.docbook index 7870609a..94d34080 100644 --- a/help/C/index.docbook +++ b/help/C/index.docbook @@ -669,149 +669,6 @@ - - - Attempting Data Rescue - - To attempt data rescue from a disk device: - - - - Select a disk device. - See . - - - - - Choose: - DeviceAttempt Data Rescue. - The application displays a - Search for file systems on /path-to-device - dialog. - - - - - Click OK to start the full disk scan. - - - - Large disk devices can take a very long time to scan. - If you do not have the time to wait for a full disk scan - then click Cancel. - - - - - A maximum of 4 partitions with file systems might be - discovered. If you want to discover more than 4 - partitions and restore the partition table, see - . - - - - - - When the full disk scan completes one of two possible - dialogs is displayed: - - - - No file systems found - on /path-to-device - - - - If no file systems are found, you have other options - to try to rescue your data. - The photorec application - is designed to help recover many different types of - lost files. For more information - about photorec, see - . - - - Click OK to close the dialog - box, and end this attempt to rescue data. - - - - - File systems found - on /path-to-device - - - - If file systems are found, each file system is - displayed in a list along with - a View button. The dialog - will indicate if there are data inconsistencies. - Inconsistencies in the data might prevent you from - viewing the data. - - - - - - - - To rescue data, use the following steps for each file system: - - - - Click View to mount and display - the file system. Your default file manager is opened - and displays a read-only view of the file system. - - - - If the dialog Unable to open the default - file manager is displayed, then you - will need to open a file manager and navigate to - the mount point for the file system. - - - The mount point is shown in the dialog, for - example "/tmp/gparted-roview-XXXXXX". - - - Click OK to close the - Unable to open the - default file manager dialog. - - - - - - Use the file manager to copy your data to other - storage media. - - - - - When you are finished copying your data, close the - file manager. - - - - - - - - When you are finished rescuing data, - click Close to end this attempt to - rescue data. The application umounts any file systems - that were mounted for viewing. Then the application - rescans all the disk devices and refreshes the device - partition layout in the &app; - window. - - - - - - @@ -2995,9 +2852,16 @@ . - The testdisk application is included on - each Live CD listed in - + If no partitions are found, you have other options to try to rescue + your data. The photorec application is + designed to help recover many different types of lost files. For + more information about photorec, see + . + + + Both testdisk and + photorec applications are included on + each Live CD listed in .