How to Use TestDisk
On
Windows
Step 1. Launch TestDisk on your
computer. Once it is launched, press
Enter.
Step 2. Select Create option and press
the Enter button. TestDisk will scan for
connected hard drives.
Step 3. Once you see the list of
hard drives, use the arrow keys to
select the disk that you want to
scan and press Enter.
Step 4. On the next screen, choose
the partition table type (Intel) and
continue by pressing the Enter
button.
Step 5. Now select Analyze and
press Enter. TestDisk will start
analyzing your selected hard drive.
Step 6. Once the analysis is
complete, use the Quick
Search option to scan the drive.
Step 7. Now you will see the list of
lost/deleted files. From that list,
navigate to the files/folders that you
want to recover and press the "C"
button to copy them.
Step 8. Next, select the destination
folder to copy your files and press "Y"
to start the copying process. TestDisk
will copy the selected files to the folder
where it is running from. Once all the
selected files are copied, you will see a
"Copy Done!" message on the screen.