I was runing ntfsfix on ubuntu for my "exFat" Data. Is there any method to repair my data back to correct format?
Thanks so Much!
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1Do you want to recover data from an ExFAT partition that you lost? – Sumeet Deshmukh Apr 26 '17 at 11:56
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2Both NTFS or exFAT can be corrected with Windows tools. There's no such tools for Linux. – Apr 26 '17 at 12:12
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@CelticWarrior i'll have to disagree, I've recovered data from lost NTFS, FAT and exFAT partitions in Ubuntu. – Sumeet Deshmukh Apr 26 '17 at 12:25
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3@SumeetDeshmukh correct but he is correct too. There is no tool to -repair- exfat. – Rinzwind Apr 26 '17 at 13:29
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@SumeetDeshmukh recovery has nothing to do with repair. – Andrea Lazzarotto Apr 26 '17 at 21:56
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Tony, `ntfsfix` basically only changes one bit (the "dirty bit" of NTFS). It doesn't "repair" anything so it probably did not do much harm to the partition. You should at least be able to access it via TestDisk. – Andrea Lazzarotto Apr 26 '17 at 21:57
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@SumeetDeshmukh Yes I would like to recover data from an ExFAT, thanks – Tony Apr 27 '17 at 18:45
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@CelticWarrior I also have windows PC, so what is the tools for doing that? thanks – Tony Apr 27 '17 at 18:45
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@AndreaLazzarotto I understand what is ntfsfix doing, but my friend plug on my Driver and run that operation. I will fry via TestDisk – Tony Apr 27 '17 at 18:47
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As the answer says, testdisk can be used to retrieve data – Sumeet Deshmukh Apr 27 '17 at 18:52
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Why would you even attempt to use a tool for NTFS on a filesystem that is not NTFS?
Exfatfsck should be used to check exFat. Mind though that this tool can only be used to perform a check. Testdisk can retrieve data from exFat but that also does not fix your filesystem.
But there is no native Linux tool to repair exFat. Use Windows to fix the problem.
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use testdisk. create --> your disk --> choose table type --> Advanced --> choose your disk partition --> use arrow left and right to choose "Type" --> MSData --> exfat.
use arrow left and right to choose "Boot" --> use arrow left and right to choose BACKUP BS.
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