![]() ![]() I had to shut down TestDisk and delete the log file before it consumbed my enrire PC. I need to add that using TestDisk the log file was 240 GB and growing. I doubt I will be able to understand the instructions with TestDisk to fix this when done. It seems to find “Read Errors” every few seconds. TestDisk is now analyzing the disk and will take severl hours. When running TestDisk it could not find the partition. The tools are not accessible if the drive is only “Logical”. Western Digital LifeGuard requires the drive show up under “Physical” in order to do anything. When I had WD support on the phone the drive (Disk 1) did not have a “Black” bar for Unallocated.Īfter starting to run TestDisk I noticed this 1MB of Uncallocated space appear. The drive shows up but no longer show the “status bar” of available space.Ĭlicking on the drive letter does nothing but put the PC into thinking mode. It is faulty equipment with a short life span obviously. From what I can tell this drive has failed, it is corrupted, or just broken - and not from any file or misuse. That’s where the access to settings and tools are.ĭoes anyone have any idea how to get the data off? I am currently running the TestDisk but not sure I will be able to understand it’s steps once it’s done with the lengthy inspection. LifeGuard only works if the drive is recognized under “Physical Drive”. They had me install their LifeGuard software. I called WD support and they were of little help. I reinstalled drivers, wiped the driver cache clean, notning. I switched cables and power supplies, still not recognized. I tried my other “new” 3TB My Book and that appears fine. So I rebooted and then it was gone, would not appear in “Computer”. It is approximately 94% full right now.Ī few days ago it wouldn’t recognize…somewhat eratic. I left it plugged into the PC and it would always show up in Win7, no problem. I did the firmware update, put the SmartWare in a folder (not used), and started to transfer files over USB 3.0. This is a My Book Essential 2TB, about 7 weeks old. Next time when you install apps from official Ubuntu repository, by using correct command and name of package, it will be installed in your computer.Hi All, (THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS) Open ‘Software and Updates’ by typing ‘software’ in search.Ĭheck the box that says, Community-maintained free and open-source software (universe). Here is the error when I tried to install testdisk. It command is correct, enable universe repository from Ubuntu software settings. Syntax is the following: sudo apt-get install Ĭommand to install testdisk by using terminal: sudo apt-get install testdisk sudo apt-get upgradeĬheck spelling of the command statement. If you just installed Ubuntu, then you need to run upgrade and update commands in terminal. You have to do the following to get rid of this error. While installing you might encounter the following error: ‘ Unable to locate package‘. Refer : Unable to Locate Package – Ubuntuīy using terminal commands, you can install software in Ubuntu from ‘official Ubuntu repository’ that is a part of Ubuntu apps. Here is guide to troubleshoot ‘unable to locate package’ error. If you encounter the following error: ‘Unable to locate package testdisk‘, you have to enable the universe repository first or you misspelled something in command. OR here is the command depending on package name. To run Testdisk as root, use following command (depending on package name): sudotestdisk ![]() You can install Testdisk by using following command in the terminal. Press Ctrl+Alt+T to bring up terminal window in Ubuntu. TestDisk is already in the Ubuntu repository. To get and install TestDisk in Ubuntu, follow this guide. If you have lost files, it can recover lost files. In case you accidentally delete or alter a partition, it can be recovered by using TestDisk. If you are using Ubuntu Linux, its a good idea to keep recovery tool installed in the system. TestDisk is a partition scanner and disk recovery tool that can recover lost partitions and recover disk and data. ![]()
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