[kwlug-disc] Hard disk smartctl errors

[Paul Nijjar]

The first two partitions are mostly read partitions. The third one is
written to more frequently.

If the drive detects okay and mounts two partitions then I would use
gddrescue to get as much data off as possible, and then photorec to
try and get some files out (assuming that you need data, and if you
don't then I presume this thread is just for fun).

I use the instructions here: 

http://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Ddrescue

I have retrieved data from several bad drives (including clicky
drives) using this tool. 

- Paul

On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 12:00:08PM -0400, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> Reviving an old thread ...
> 
> So, now I have another disk that is giving errors. It is an 2.5"
> internal disk from a laptop of a family member.
> 
> It has 3 NTFS partitions, one with the HP stuff on it, another which
> is also a sort of system partition, and then a third which is the main
> Windows partition.
> 
> Even after freezing it, the 2 former partitions mount OK with no
> errors. The 3rd (with the data on it) does not mount under ntfs-3g on
> Linux and gives a lot of media errors.
> 
> Why would one partition have the errors? Are partitions aligned with
> cylinders? Or because it is the largest (400+GB out of a 500GB disk)
> it has more chance of having errors due to size?
> 
> Any other ideas?
> 

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