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RAW DISK fix MBR partition (previous data HDD as NTFS). DMDE Testdisk

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  • #1 20942530
    logicapedralbes
    Level 3  

    Last days I made a blunder and have studied this forum and other similar cases and tools before realizing how little I know about this complicated subject, but now I come to ask for help.
    I had a G: 1TB HDD as NTFS, with only data (no OS), in Windows 10. I accidentally clicked 'Quick Format' as NTFS for the drive thinking it was an SSD I connected to the PC, and as soon as I clicked 'start' the operation failed and stopped instantly. Then the G: HDD appeared as RAW.
    Good news: with DMDE I see my NTFS Volume with 508GB written, and after recovering RAW DISK fix MBR partition (previous data HDD as NTFS). DMDE TestdiskPartiti...PNG Download (33.28 kB) some files, they play smooth as butter. I have tried using Testdisk to recover the MBR with the Backup Partition, but it failed to find a valid backup.
    Can someone point me in the right direction? Is it possible to use DMDE to write some generic MBR to be able to read/write data as DMDE is doing with the files I did?

    I have a 1TB SSD I can format to whatever format is useful and copy the data from the RAW HDD to it. I uploaded a capture of DMDE Indicators and volume INFO.

    Sorry If I mixed up words like MBR and GPT or Table entry, I have it all mixed up.

    Thanks in advance for your time!
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    #2 20943252
    kaleron

    HDD and data recovery specialist
    logicapedralbes wrote:
    hard drive G:
    - is this the model of this disk?
    Post 34 sectors from the beginning and end of the disk and sector 2048 to the forum for analysis.
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  • #3 20943390
    logicapedralbes
    Level 3  
    Thanks for your response, G: is the drive of the HDD, the model is Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102. I attached SMART values.
    Screenshot showing SMART values of the Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102 drive.

    How do I read and export the sectors from the disk (which program? steps?)

    Also to confirm, you want:
    1. the first 34 sectors
    2. the last 34 sectors
    3. sector 2048
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  • #6 20943397
    logicapedralbes
    Level 3  

    Sorry for answering in the .pl in English, but in the .com I don't see your response, I don't know if the forum is failing or I messed up. I'm posting here for visibility to other English users.

    Thanks for your response. G: is the drive of the HDD, and the model is Seagate ST1000DM010-2EP102. I have attached the SMART values. RAW DISK napraw partycję MBR (previous hard disk with data in NTFS format). Dysk testowy DMDE

    How do I read and export the sectors from the disk (which program? steps?)

    Also, to confirm, you want:
    1. the first 34 sectors
    2. the last 34 sectors
    3. sector 2048

    Added after 54 [minutes]:

    last 34 -> dev2_lba1953519582_34.bin
    first 34 -> dev2_lba0_34.bin
    sector 2048 -> dev2_lba2048_1.bin
  • #7 20945863
    kaleron

    HDD and data recovery specialist
    The forum is working, but I didn`t visit it yesterday :) Your boot partition record is cluttered. Moreover, it seems to me that I have seen such garbage before, but I don`t remember what the problem was related to.
    Note - I am entering a hexadecimal number, so to find this sector correctly, you must check the "hex" box or convert the value to decimal.
    Add sector 74706000
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Topic summary

A user accidentally formatted a 1TB Seagate HDD (model ST1000DM010-2EP102) as NTFS, resulting in the drive appearing as RAW. They successfully recovered some files using DMDE but faced challenges with Testdisk in recovering the MBR. The discussion includes steps for exporting specific sectors from the disk using DMDE, with requests for assistance in analyzing the disk's structure and potential recovery solutions. The user confirmed the need to export the first 34 sectors, last 34 sectors, and sector 2048 for further analysis.
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