Linux mint deleted both of my 35 GB HDDs help!

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Boo
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Post by Boo »

I use a tool called testdisk to restore partitions and disks.

I use it off a live disto called DEFT, but other live recovery distros will have it too.

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Now where was i going? Oh yes, crazy!
Husse

Post by Husse »

Welcome to Mint John0619
What did you do to cause this?
Very important - don't write anything to the disks, and definitely do not try to partition them...
Testdisk is the tool...
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
It's in the repos and you can make a floppy (but not all have a floppy any more)
Husse

Post by Husse »

I can't tell exactly how many MB it is but it is fairly small.
If you have messed to much with your disks you may have to send them to a specialized data recovery facility....
but testdisk is powerful - hav only used it a few times (forgotten why) but it did solve problems nothing else solved.
Husse

Post by Husse »

??
But you probably only have one disk in a laptop, but it could have two partitions. Have you had any dataloss?
Describe your situation better and don't do anything that can destroy your data
I need more info to understand.....
Husse

Post by Husse »

When you install Windows choose a partition that's smaller than the entire disk - leave at least 10 GB for Mint if you can.
Then it's just to install Mint
And take it step by step and check what you're doing - Mint and/or its installer don't destroy the disk unless you tell them to do so
Husse

Post by Husse »

This leads nowhere
You should stick to preinstalled Windows
To do things like installing a new operating system you need a minimum of computer knowledge - and you don't have that minimum.
It's no use to try to guide you - I'd have to hold your hand....
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