![]() I have found that it is easier to restart the TestDisk program than to try to read the very large text file (one was over 30GB when recovering a 2TB failed drive). That may be an incorrect 'name' but I have found that, for large files/drives, the record is too large to be of any value to me. You could also shorten the time by selecting "No Record". The time can be shortened considerably if you start TestDisk from the drive that you will use to receive copy the TQ file. ![]() It does take time though - a LOT of time. You might also be able to use TestDisk to find the file and recover the file intact after using the "List" function. ![]() You could install the backup copy BUT I would never mess with any backup file - better to copy the backup and then do your magic to view the data. After all the TQ container is a file that complies with the same parameters (except for not having an extension) as any other file and the exception that file cannot be read until it is installed but it can be copied to other media and installed from that secondary media Including CD/DVD. If you have a backup copy of the TQ container you should be able to copy that backup to another drive and install the container with the same password used to encrypt the data. Good Luck! I'll watch this board for your progress. The copy process is very slow but still very useful. The key it seems is having the ability to list the files on the failed HDD and the container showing up on the list. However, even if the HDD cannot be repaired, you might be able to copy the container to another HDD of sufficient size to handle the container. TD 7.0 might repair the HDD with all files intact. From what I know about TQ it would not be possible to locate and recover individual files within the container. I used TestDisk 7.0 on an failed external and was able to recover many very large files intact but there was no TQ container on that drive to see how TD would handle a TQ container. ![]() As the container can be copied to other media and accessed on the new media, It would seem that it would remain intact IF you can recover the container with all of it file information and if no data has been written to the portions of the drive where the container resided. I am interested in how you recover the lost container as I also use TC. The file doesn't have any file extenstion and I wanted to know if somebody could help me create a signature for this if even possible? There is no real magic string nor should the first bytes of the file change. You can access/mount the drive by doing the following:ġ) Plug in your encrypted USB flashdrive.Ģ) Start the TrueCrypt program > click on the "Select Device" button and in the window that opens select the drive that matches your flashdrive (match it by size, etc.) and then click OK.ģ) Click the "Mount" button > input your password. To pull stored data off the drive before reformatting you will need to access/mount the drive before you reformat. Locate your flashdrive and select it: all the format/partition options available will be presented in the main body of the program. In Disk Utility, the flashdrive's drive will appear as a "Peripheral Device" in the left column of Disk Utility. To reformat the flashdrive without gaining access to it first, you should plug in the flashdrive and then open the "Disk Utility" program that you can find via Dash. But you will lose any stored data present on the encrypted drive. With the drive still encrypted, you can reformat it. By your question, I'm assuming you needed to pull some stored data off the flashdrive before reformatting it and this is why you ended your question asking for how to access the drive. One does not need to "access" or unencrypt the drive just to format it.
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