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
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Curtis Gedak
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<!-- ============= To Attempt Data Rescue =================== -->
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<sect2 id="gparted-attempt-data-rescue">
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<title>Attempting Data Rescue</title>
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<para>
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To attempt data rescue from a disk device:
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select a disk device.
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See <xref linkend="gparted-select-device"/>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Choose:
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<menuchoice><guimenu>Device</guimenu><guimenuitem>Attempt Data Rescue</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
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The application displays a
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<guilabel>Search for file systems on <replaceable>/path-to-device</replaceable></guilabel>
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dialog.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to start the full disk scan.
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</para>
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<tip>
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<para>
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Large disk devices can take a very long time to scan.
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If you do not have the time to wait for a full disk scan
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then click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>.
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</para>
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</tip>
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<note>
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<para>
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A maximum of 4 partitions with file systems might be
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discovered. If you want to discover more than 4
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partitions and restore the partition table, see
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<xref linkend="gparted-recover-partition-table"/>.
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</para>
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</note>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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When the full disk scan completes one of two possible
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dialogs is displayed:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guilabel>No file systems found
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on <replaceable>/path-to-device</replaceable>
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</guilabel>
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</para>
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<para>
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If no file systems are found, you have other options
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to try to rescue your data.
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The <application>photorec</application> application
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is designed to help recover many different types of
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lost files. For more information
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about <application>photorec</application>, see
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<ulink type="http"
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url="https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec"/>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to close the dialog
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box, and end this attempt to rescue data.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<guilabel>File systems found
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on <replaceable>/path-to-device</replaceable>
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</guilabel>
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</para>
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<para>
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If file systems are found, each file system is
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displayed in a list along with
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a <guibutton>View</guibutton> button. The dialog
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will indicate if there are data inconsistencies.
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Inconsistencies in the data might prevent you from
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viewing the data.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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To rescue data, use the following steps for each file system:
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<orderedlist numeration="upperalpha">
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Click <guibutton>View</guibutton> to mount and display
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the file system. Your default file manager is opened
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and displays a read-only view of the file system.
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</para>
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<note>
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<para>
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If the dialog <guilabel>Unable to open the default
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file manager</guilabel> is displayed, then you
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will need to open a file manager and navigate to
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the mount point for the file system.
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</para>
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<para>
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The mount point is shown in the dialog, for
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example "/tmp/gparted-roview-XXXXXX".
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</para>
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<para>
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Click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to close the
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<guilabel>Unable to open the
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default file manager</guilabel> dialog.
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</para>
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</note>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Use the file manager to copy your data to other
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storage media.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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When you are finished copying your data, close the
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file manager.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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When you are finished rescuing data,
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click <guibutton>Close</guibutton> to end this attempt to
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rescue data. The application umounts any file systems
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that were mounted for viewing. Then the application
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rescans all the disk devices and refreshes the device
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partition layout in the <application>&app;</application>
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window.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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<ulink type="http" url="https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk"/>.
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<ulink type="http" url="https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk"/>.
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</para>
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<para>
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The <application>testdisk</application> application is included on
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If no partitions are found, you have other options to try to rescue
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each Live CD listed in
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your data. The <application>photorec</application> application is
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<xref linkend="gparted-acquire-livecd"/>
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designed to help recover many different types of lost files. For
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more information about <application>photorec</application>, see
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<ulink type="http" url="https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec"/>.
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Both <application>testdisk</application> and
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<application>photorec</application> applications are included on
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each Live CD listed in <xref linkend="gparted-acquire-livecd"/>.
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