[Bug-ddrescue] Proceeding further after running ddrescue .

[Shehab Kazi]

Hi!

I have a 'corrupt' 4GB usb memory stick that Windows says needs to be formatted. Linux (Debian Lenny) recognises it as /dev/sdc but will not mount it giving a very general mount error.

I was able to run 'dd' without any problems and made an image backup. I then ran 'ddrescue' as well to make another image without any problems (though I'm not sure if it was even necessary to run 'ddrescue in my case). So maybe the data itself is fine but only the partition table is corrupt?

When I had tried to run 'testdisk' on the memory stick, it returns saying that it can't find any partitions on the drive. I read some posts on this forum about trying to use data carving tools on the image like 'foremost'. I will try that when I get home but was wondering if someone has some more advice on how I should proceed. I need to access/rescue the files that are stored on the image created with ddrescue/dd.

Any help will be appreciated. I understand that ddrescue is doing its job and I need help with what to do with the rescued image.

Best wishes,

Shehab.