sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
sudo dd if=/dev/rdisk0s4 count=1 2>/dev/null | hexdump -C
Unfortunately, you are at the beginning. The two screen shots at 8:53pm ET and 9:14pm ET have last and first entry, respectively, at 1145595 and 949178144, which are 7-digit and 9-digit numbers. Was a screen between the two missing?
no it wasnt missing i just put the top section and end section. there was a between section too. oh man dont tell me i have to start over again lol 😟
Imfao wrote:
no it wasnt missing i just put the top section and end section. there was a between section too. oh man dont tell me i have to start over again lol 😟
Unfortunately, you have to start over again. I am very interested in the middle section, to check if there are any MS Data entries which are roughly the size we are looking for.
ok started it again see you after its done . thanks for guiding me throughout appreciate it.
How long did the last run take?
it took like one n half day.....
Imfao wrote:
it took like one n half day.....
Apologies. I should have mentioned this earlier. It would have saved you some time.
here is what i get now.
top n bottom sections..
As Testdisk says, these partitions cannot be recovered. When you press Enter to Continue, you should get a list. You may want to post each page of the list if you get, if possible, for recording purposes. Please be careful. I would not want to you spend another two days trying to build this list again. 😉
do i need to select something then enter to continue ?
that one right ? 146968576
If you select anything here, Testdisk indicates a size of 746G, while your disk is 500G. You should get to a page, where the bottom lines have an option with 'P - List Files' and the listing starts at the beginning of the disk. The first MS Data in such a list is what we should pick for checking files. You should look for entries which are roughly in the gap, between 7300639536 and 829804543 sectors, whig is the gap between GPT3 and GPT4.
Imfao wrote:
that one right ? 146968576
This is the roughly the correct size, but the start is at the very end of the disk. This will probably give you file system is damaged error.
If I add the gap between GPT3 and GPT4 to the GPT4 size I get 246133584 sectors. Any similar sized MS Data parts should help.
these are some of the sections.
I am more than interested in this entry. I want you to look at this one.
Missing Operating system after Yosemite update
