PGP WDE External reverted from NTFS to RAW
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citizensmith
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This wont help yyou this time but - "Backups are a good to have". I tell users to buy 2 external drives and use one for backups. They dont.
PGP Desktop v10 supportted by linux https://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO42122 - maybe that would read disk?
PGP Desktop v10 supportted by linux https://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO42122 - maybe that would read disk?
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Assuming that the data on the drive is of significant importance, seeing that it is encrypted. I suggest that the very first thing you do, if you are going to try to recover the data yourself is get a full sector-by-sector clone of the drive and try your methods on the clone.
Thanks for the replies thus far, my reply back:
I've tried to contact Symantec about a read-only version or something of the app for Linux, as I'm not wanting to spend $400 for Linux version just to pull data off.. The Windows version you don't even have to register to open the WDE, only to encrypt the disk.
I'm trying to find a good sector backup now, if EaseUS free has one, I'll use that. Guess I'll have to buy another 1.5 TB HD.. Or try and virtualize it.
Lastly, SMART reports everything is perfect. TestDisk reads the HardDrive fine too. Just didn't want to attempt to repair file system without a clone. It just asks to be reformatted in Windows and won't show in PGP.
Pic attached. Pointless to upload a pic of PGP WDE folder without the drive, but you get the picture.
I've tried to contact Symantec about a read-only version or something of the app for Linux, as I'm not wanting to spend $400 for Linux version just to pull data off.. The Windows version you don't even have to register to open the WDE, only to encrypt the disk.
I'm trying to find a good sector backup now, if EaseUS free has one, I'll use that. Guess I'll have to buy another 1.5 TB HD.. Or try and virtualize it.
Lastly, SMART reports everything is perfect. TestDisk reads the HardDrive fine too. Just didn't want to attempt to repair file system without a clone. It just asks to be reformatted in Windows and won't show in PGP.
Pic attached. Pointless to upload a pic of PGP WDE folder without the drive, but you get the picture.
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So the disk decrypts but reports no partition? As Luke said make sure and get an image, heck two just to be on the safe side. Then open it up and see if test disk can find a replacement partition table.
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Why not use ddrescue? It is free.
I'm going to make a sector backup, but no, it won't decrypt. Pgp won't read it in the desktop app or cmd pgpwde --enum too. :/
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I would still make a run on the image with testdisk. But to be honest I don't know if PGP makes a backup partition table like what you see in regular OS's. Thats is what you will need to successfully decrypt the image.
Maybe this link might help if you have not seen it.
http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/where-disk-does-pgp-whole-disk-encryption-save-original-mbr
Maybe this link might help if you have not seen it.
http://www.symantec.com/connect/forums/where-disk-does-pgp-whole-disk-encryption-save-original-mbr
Just for completeness sake, missing the C5 attribute in that screen shot. I just know some software reports a good drive when it has xx pending sectors, which to me, is a dead drive.
I'm going to run a TestDisk fix attempt once I back it up sector-by-sector, I'd hate if it ruined it..! Tell me more about this backup partition table. please?
Sorry for not posting the C5/C6.. It's all good. Here it is..
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