I also got this result when I do a quick search of the drive. And this list goes on and on, this is just a part of it. Here are some of the results of TestDisk. I have tried to use TestDisk and the advice here but to no avail. The files are mostly Quicktime Pro Res files, with some as big as 30gb. The new drive mounts and shows all the folders and files - but none of them will open.
It began formatting using Mac OS Extended Journaled but within three seconds, when the mistake was realized it was unplugged while still mounted. Is this the only way to get to next step?
But I still have one small problem, the partition table created is Apple partition map, not GPT, so do you have any idea how to do it? Again, Thank you so so so much! I really felt like a hero, but I was like Robin to you as Batman. Congratulations, and I hope this information is usefull to you now remember to backup your data! Personally I recommend Backblaze.
If it does, go to Step After Mac OS X If this fails try again from step one. How to Fix MBR2GPT Error in MBR to GPT Conversion in Windows 10? Note: if you try to repair your partition table with TestDisk it will fail since that function is not yet implemented. I gave it a try and awesomely I managed to fix the disk using TestDisk and the pdisk utility. There are plenty of solutions out there, some of them are really expensive, and people on the forums are not very happy with them so I wanted to look at little more into the issue and I came across this solution called TestDisk which is an Open-Source Multi-platform solution for repairing disk partitions. She was crying because she said she had her entire life on that disk, so she asked me for help and I started researching what could I possibly do to repair the disk or at least retrieve her data. Today my friend Avaco12 made a little mistake while installing bootcamp on her iMac, she left her external GB disk connected, and when Windows asked her where to put the new Partition she accidentally selected her preciousus external drive, when she realized it was already too late, windows had already destroyed the partition table on her disk. If you don’t want to proceed with partitioning the disk, click Cancel.Īfter the operation finishes, click Done.Īfter you partition a storage device, an icon for each volume appears in both the Disk Utility sidebar and the Finder sidebar.At the time of writing this post I must say that I feel like a hero! That feeling is wonderful you know, when someone has a problem with their computer and not a simple but a HUGE one and you are able to repair em you turn to be that people hero. If you want to proceed with partitioning the disk, click Continue. If a dialog appears that indicates it will take a long time to resize the startup volume, read the information in the dialog, then do one of the following: Read the information in the Partition Device dialog, then click Partition.
Type a name for the volume in the Name field.įor MS-DOS (FAT) and ExFAT volumes, the maximum length for the volume name is 11 characters.Ĭlick the Format pop-up menu, then choose a file system format.Įnter the size or drag the resize control to increase or decrease the size of the volume. Note: If you click Add Volume instead, you can click the Add button to create an additional APFS volume in the container, or click Cancel to return to the Disk Utility window without making any changes to the storage device.