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Thread: Experts! Testdisk can't restore the partition I've just deleted


i tried install ubuntu next xp.
after restart - no xp , no ubuntu. wrong loader guess, see command line prompt (of loader guess).

restarted livecd.
no "repair install" option in xp cd.
so, deleted partition install again on top of old, learned loader possibly fixed.

so, problem is: testdisk cannot restore partition deleted. didn't write on disk anything. may swap space after couple reloads livecd corrupted it?

complains "the harddisk (...) seems small!", sees other partitions , doesn't see gparted , disk utility.

please, let me know best approach xp running (having ubuntu too).

here below screen captures details.


deleted partition shown in disk utility



...in gparted


testdisk


warning hidden sectors. ok?



quich search results. can't recover what's found. why 4 partitions found?
notice, "the harddisk seems small !" problem?
hdd not maxtor anymore



the gap there
no deleted partition shown





same thing... going deeper search




deep search hasn't recover new. , shows same results quick search (2nd testdisc image ) hit "continue"...





now partitions shown deleted because of overlapping. partition recovered still not in list.
i'm confused more.



anyway,
final goal winxp , if possible, install ubuntu.
it's nice installer still sees xp. bad loader doesn't.
ideas how done highly appreciated.



unlike during installation of xp, ubuntu doesn't offer utilize deleted partition. going stay empty/unallocated? forget empty space, xp running if continue , install?
thanks

so restarted livecd.
no "repair install" option in xp cd.
have answered own question xp insert xp install disk. not recovery. or upgrade disk, , use reinstall mbr option reinstall ubuntu correctly specifying partition want use last option on prepare disk space page .


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