Question Data Recovery - DiskGenius - NTFS volume

[EssCee]

Hi folks,

Here's the environment:
Laptop
- 256GB SSD system disk with Win10
- 1TB HDD, single partition, single volume, label 'DATA', used for file storage

I swapped out the 256GB SSD with another to install Win11 on it for a test.
First step after that was boot the laptop with a Win11 USB drive as the installer, then entered into CMD to run a DiskPart script to set up partitions (EFI, MSR, Windows, Recovery).
That's where I got it wrong. The DiskPart script's first command is to select disk 0 - but in my laptop, disk 0 is the storage disk, and disk 1 is the system disk.
So, I've now got a 1TB disk with the four fresh partitions as stated above, and all my docs, photos, music, etc, gone.

I then booted the laptop with a Win PE utility OS on USB, and ran partition recovery in DiskGenius.
It does not find the single data partition that I have lost, but the recover files option DOES see the partition and the files within it.
I can just go ahead and run the full recover files process, but it's 1TB of files, and that will take forever.
I've successfully recovered partitions with this program before, but this time for some reason, it doesn't wanna play.

Does anyone have any ideas about how I can do this?
DiskGenius is my preferred tool,

Thanks in advance.
Stuart

 

[Lutfij]

That's where I got it wrong. The DiskPart script's first command is to select disk 0 - but in my laptop, disk 0 is the storage disk, and disk 1 is the system disk.
This is why you remove all drives except for the one that you intend to install the OS onto. To also add, your bootable USB installer will be taking care of your partition structure for the OS drive, so the script was unnecessary as well.

I can just go ahead and run the full recover files process, but it's 1TB of files, and that will take forever.
I would advise that you take time recovering it.

Does anyone have any ideas about how I can do this?
you could try TestDisk but the less you tamper with the drive, the better it is for your data recovery process.

 

[fzabkar]

https://www.reddit.com/r/datarecoverysoftware/wiki/index/dmde_insert_partition_guide/

Sorry, I haven't used DiskGenius.

 

[EssCee]

Thank you folks.


Lutfij: I've taken the last three evenings, and recovered the files - lots and lots of files.
Will try TestDisk

fzabkar: Thanks for the recommendation. DMDE doesn't show me the active Insert button for my partition, I'll try to figure out why.... if I don't get bored, and just remake it and return the files to it 😀

 

[Ralston18]

And also take some time to make multiple backups to different locations away from the host system and drives in question.

Be sure to verify that all of the backups are recoverable and readable.