In Centos 6 / Windows 10 dual boot, overwritten partition by Windows bootloader
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In a previous Centos 6 install, Windows 10 was installed months ago and the Centos 6 GRUB file was updated to select dual boot by disk name.
Recently, due to some kind of error in a reboot, the disk order was changed and Windows tried to boot from an array partition (which contained no OS, only data), destroying it and just leaving a 150 something Mb boot partition where there was a full disk XFS partition.
Now I have that array in this state:
GUID partition table
+150 something Mb NTFS file system (presumably the Windows boot partition that destroyed the previous partition)
+10 Tb empty space
I am sure the disk was overwritten by Windows boot and I need to restore the previous partition and access the previous data, but I'm doubting which is the best procedure in this case:
a) Should I delete the NTFS boot partition and try a full testdisk disk recovery?
b) Should I delete the NTFS boot partition and use fdisk or similar to automagically restore the previous partition?
c) Should I use low-level recovery software to try to recover as much raw data as possible since all hope of a clean restore is gone?
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In a previous Centos 6 install, Windows 10 was installed months ago and the Centos 6 GRUB file was updated to select dual boot by disk name.
Recently, due to some kind of error in a reboot, the disk order was changed and Windows tried to boot from an array partition (which contained no OS, only data), destroying it and just leaving a 150 something Mb boot partition where there was a full disk XFS partition.
Now I have that array in this state:
GUID partition table
+150 something Mb NTFS file system (presumably the Windows boot partition that destroyed the previous partition)
+10 Tb empty space
I am sure the disk was overwritten by Windows boot and I need to restore the previous partition and access the previous data, but I'm doubting which is the best procedure in this case:
a) Should I delete the NTFS boot partition and try a full testdisk disk recovery?
b) Should I delete the NTFS boot partition and use fdisk or similar to automagically restore the previous partition?
c) Should I use low-level recovery software to try to recover as much raw data as possible since all hope of a clean restore is gone?
grub2 dual-boot data-recovery boot-loader
asked Nov 6 '17 at 14:12
A. del Solar
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The best approach would be simply to restore from backups.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 7 '17 at 10:17
But recovery wise, in case you don't have a backup, how would you do it?
– A. del Solar
Nov 8 '17 at 14:27
A full clone of the entire drive and then you can try Testdisk and other stuff on the clone. If you screw up badly, repeat the cloning and try again. Unfortunately I have not much knowledge about XFS, but it's safe to assume that at least important data was backed up.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 8 '17 at 22:17
Thank you, I tried Testdisk but sadly no major partition was found, only small fragments that weren't recoverable. Then I tried xfs_repair first: access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/… And I could recover around 200 Mb files.
– A. del Solar
Nov 13 '17 at 13:16
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In a previous Centos 6 install, Windows 10 was installed months ago and the Centos 6 GRUB file was updated to select dual boot by disk name.
Recently, due to some kind of error in a reboot, the disk order was changed and Windows tried to boot from an array partition (which contained no OS, only data), destroying it and just leaving a 150 something Mb boot partition where there was a full disk XFS partition.
Now I have that array in this state:
GUID partition table
+150 something Mb NTFS file system (presumably the Windows boot partition that destroyed the previous partition)
+10 Tb empty space
I am sure the disk was overwritten by Windows boot and I need to restore the previous partition and access the previous data, but I'm doubting which is the best procedure in this case:
a) Should I delete the NTFS boot partition and try a full testdisk disk recovery?
b) Should I delete the NTFS boot partition and use fdisk or similar to automagically restore the previous partition?
c) Should I use low-level recovery software to try to recover as much raw data as possible since all hope of a clean restore is gone?
grub2 dual-boot data-recovery boot-loader
asked Nov 6 '17 at 14:12
A. del Solar
1
In a previous Centos 6 install, Windows 10 was installed months ago and the Centos 6 GRUB file was updated to select dual boot by disk name.
Recently, due to some kind of error in a reboot, the disk order was changed and Windows tried to boot from an array partition (which contained no OS, only data), destroying it and just leaving a 150 something Mb boot partition where there was a full disk XFS partition.
Now I have that array in this state:
GUID partition table
+150 something Mb NTFS file system (presumably the Windows boot partition that destroyed the previous partition)
+10 Tb empty space
I am sure the disk was overwritten by Windows boot and I need to restore the previous partition and access the previous data, but I'm doubting which is the best procedure in this case:
a) Should I delete the NTFS boot partition and try a full testdisk disk recovery?
b) Should I delete the NTFS boot partition and use fdisk or similar to automagically restore the previous partition?
c) Should I use low-level recovery software to try to recover as much raw data as possible since all hope of a clean restore is gone?
grub2 dual-boot data-recovery boot-loader
asked Nov 6 '17 at 14:12
A. del Solar
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asked Nov 6 '17 at 14:12
A. del Solar
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asked Nov 6 '17 at 14:12
A. del Solar
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asked Nov 6 '17 at 14:12
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The best approach would be simply to restore from backups.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 7 '17 at 10:17
But recovery wise, in case you don't have a backup, how would you do it?
– A. del Solar
Nov 8 '17 at 14:27
A full clone of the entire drive and then you can try Testdisk and other stuff on the clone. If you screw up badly, repeat the cloning and try again. Unfortunately I have not much knowledge about XFS, but it's safe to assume that at least important data was backed up.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 8 '17 at 22:17
Thank you, I tried Testdisk but sadly no major partition was found, only small fragments that weren't recoverable. Then I tried xfs_repair first: access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/… And I could recover around 200 Mb files.
– A. del Solar
Nov 13 '17 at 13:16
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The best approach would be simply to restore from backups.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 7 '17 at 10:17
But recovery wise, in case you don't have a backup, how would you do it?
– A. del Solar
Nov 8 '17 at 14:27
A full clone of the entire drive and then you can try Testdisk and other stuff on the clone. If you screw up badly, repeat the cloning and try again. Unfortunately I have not much knowledge about XFS, but it's safe to assume that at least important data was backed up.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 8 '17 at 22:17
Thank you, I tried Testdisk but sadly no major partition was found, only small fragments that weren't recoverable. Then I tried xfs_repair first: access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/… And I could recover around 200 Mb files.
– A. del Solar
Nov 13 '17 at 13:16
The best approach would be simply to restore from backups.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 7 '17 at 10:17
The best approach would be simply to restore from backups.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 7 '17 at 10:17
But recovery wise, in case you don't have a backup, how would you do it?
– A. del Solar
Nov 8 '17 at 14:27
But recovery wise, in case you don't have a backup, how would you do it?
– A. del Solar
Nov 8 '17 at 14:27
A full clone of the entire drive and then you can try Testdisk and other stuff on the clone. If you screw up badly, repeat the cloning and try again. Unfortunately I have not much knowledge about XFS, but it's safe to assume that at least important data was backed up.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 8 '17 at 22:17
A full clone of the entire drive and then you can try Testdisk and other stuff on the clone. If you screw up badly, repeat the cloning and try again. Unfortunately I have not much knowledge about XFS, but it's safe to assume that at least important data was backed up.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 8 '17 at 22:17
Thank you, I tried Testdisk but sadly no major partition was found, only small fragments that weren't recoverable. Then I tried xfs_repair first: access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/… And I could recover around 200 Mb files.
– A. del Solar
Nov 13 '17 at 13:16
Thank you, I tried Testdisk but sadly no major partition was found, only small fragments that weren't recoverable. Then I tried xfs_repair first: access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/… And I could recover around 200 Mb files.
– A. del Solar
Nov 13 '17 at 13:16
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The best procedures to recover files in xfs appear to be:
xfs_repair - Link to documentation
Included or downloadable in several GNU/Linux distributions.xfs_check /dev/device --> Analyze the disk (no writing)
xfs_repair -n --> A more in-depth analysis (no writing)xfs_repair --> Actual recovery (writing)
testdisk - Link to documentation
Free software included in Gparted.Follow the steps in the documentation link.
UFS Explorer - Link to product
Commercial proprietary software.Recovery with user friendly GUI, could work if 1. and 2. fail.
answered Nov 13 '17 at 13:53
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1 Answer
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active
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The best procedures to recover files in xfs appear to be:
xfs_repair - Link to documentation
Included or downloadable in several GNU/Linux distributions.xfs_check /dev/device --> Analyze the disk (no writing)
xfs_repair -n --> A more in-depth analysis (no writing)xfs_repair --> Actual recovery (writing)
testdisk - Link to documentation
Free software included in Gparted.Follow the steps in the documentation link.
UFS Explorer - Link to product
Commercial proprietary software.Recovery with user friendly GUI, could work if 1. and 2. fail.
answered Nov 13 '17 at 13:53
A. del Solar
1
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
The best procedures to recover files in xfs appear to be:
xfs_repair - Link to documentation
Included or downloadable in several GNU/Linux distributions.xfs_check /dev/device --> Analyze the disk (no writing)
xfs_repair -n --> A more in-depth analysis (no writing)xfs_repair --> Actual recovery (writing)
testdisk - Link to documentation
Free software included in Gparted.Follow the steps in the documentation link.
UFS Explorer - Link to product
Commercial proprietary software.Recovery with user friendly GUI, could work if 1. and 2. fail.
answered Nov 13 '17 at 13:53
A. del Solar
1
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
The best procedures to recover files in xfs appear to be:
xfs_repair - Link to documentation
Included or downloadable in several GNU/Linux distributions.xfs_check /dev/device --> Analyze the disk (no writing)
xfs_repair -n --> A more in-depth analysis (no writing)xfs_repair --> Actual recovery (writing)
testdisk - Link to documentation
Free software included in Gparted.Follow the steps in the documentation link.
UFS Explorer - Link to product
Commercial proprietary software.Recovery with user friendly GUI, could work if 1. and 2. fail.
answered Nov 13 '17 at 13:53
A. del Solar
1
The best procedures to recover files in xfs appear to be:
xfs_repair - Link to documentation
Included or downloadable in several GNU/Linux distributions.xfs_check /dev/device --> Analyze the disk (no writing)
xfs_repair -n --> A more in-depth analysis (no writing)xfs_repair --> Actual recovery (writing)
testdisk - Link to documentation
Free software included in Gparted.Follow the steps in the documentation link.
UFS Explorer - Link to product
Commercial proprietary software.Recovery with user friendly GUI, could work if 1. and 2. fail.
answered Nov 13 '17 at 13:53
A. del Solar
1
answered Nov 13 '17 at 13:53
A. del Solar
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answered Nov 13 '17 at 13:53
A. del Solar
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answered Nov 13 '17 at 13:53
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The best approach would be simply to restore from backups.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 7 '17 at 10:17
But recovery wise, in case you don't have a backup, how would you do it?
– A. del Solar
Nov 8 '17 at 14:27
A full clone of the entire drive and then you can try Testdisk and other stuff on the clone. If you screw up badly, repeat the cloning and try again. Unfortunately I have not much knowledge about XFS, but it's safe to assume that at least important data was backed up.
– Andrea Lazzarotto
Nov 8 '17 at 22:17
Thank you, I tried Testdisk but sadly no major partition was found, only small fragments that weren't recoverable. Then I tried xfs_repair first: access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/… And I could recover around 200 Mb files.
– A. del Solar
Nov 13 '17 at 13:16