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scrounge-ntfs(8)					    BSD System Manager's Manual 					  scrounge-ntfs(8)

NAME

     scrounge-ntfs -- helps retrieve data from corrupted NTFS partitions

SYNOPSIS

     scrounge-ntfs -l disk
     scrounge-ntfs -s disk
     scrounge-ntfs [-m mftoffset] [-c clustersize] [-o outdir] disk start end

DESCRIPTION

     scrounge-ntfs is a utility that can rescue data from corrupted NTFS partitions. It writes the files retrieved to another working file system.
     Certain information about the partition needs to be known in advance.

     The -l mode is meant to be run in advance of the data corruption, with the output stored away in a file. This allows scrounge-ntfs to recover
     data reliably. See the 'NOTES' section below for recover info when this isn't the case.

OPTIONS

     The options are as follows:

     -c 	 The cluster size (in sectors). When not specified a default of 8 is used.

     -l 	 List partition information for a drive. This will only work when the partition table for the given drive is intact.

     -m 	 When recovering data this specifies the location of the MFT from the beginning of the partition (in sectors). If not specified
		 then no directory information can be used, that is, all rescued files will be written to the same directory.

     -o 	 Directory to put rescued files in. If not specified then files will be placed in the current directory.

     -s 	 Search disk for partition information. (Not implemented yet).

     disk	 The raw device used to access the disk which contains the NTFS partition to rescue files from. eg: '/dev/hdc'

     start	 The beginning of the NTFS partition (in sectors).

     end	 The end of the NTFS partition (in sectors)

NOTES

     If you plan on using this program sucessfully you should prepare in advance by storing a copy of the partition information. Use the -l option
     to do this. Eventually searching for disk partition information will be implemented, which will solve this problem.

     When only one partition exists on a disk or you want to rescue the first partition there are ways to guess at the sector sizes and MFT loca-
     tion. See the scrounge-ntfs web page for more info:

     http://memberwebs.com/swalter/software/scrounge/

AUTHOR

     Stef Walter <stef@memberwebs.com>

scrounge-ntfs							   June 1, 2019 						     scrounge-ntfs

DISKTAB(5)							File Formats Manual							DISKTAB(5)

NAME

       disktab - disk description file

SYNOPSIS

       #include <disktab.h>

DESCRIPTION

       Disktab	is a simple date base which describes disk geometries and disk partition characteristics.  The format is patterned after the term-
       cap(5) terminal data base.  Entries in disktab consist of a number of `:' separated fields.  The first entry for each disk gives the  names
       which are known for the disk, separated by `|' characters.  The last name given should be a long name fully identifying the disk.

       The following list indicates the normal values stored for each disk entry.

       Name  Type  Description
       ns    num   Number of sectors per track
       nt    num   Number of tracks per cylinder
       nc    num   Total number of cylinders on the disk
       b0    str   Filename of block zero primary bootstrap for device
       ba    num   Block size for partition `a' (bytes)
       bd    num   Block size for partition `d' (bytes)
       be    num   Block size for partition `e' (bytes)
       bf    num   Block size for partition `f' (bytes)
       bg    num   Block size for partition `g' (bytes)
       bh    num   Block size for partition `h' (bytes)
       fa    num   Fragment size for partition `a' (bytes)
       fd    num   Fragment size for partition `d' (bytes)
       fe    num   Fragment size for partition `e' (bytes)
       ff    num   Fragment size for partition `f' (bytes)
       fg    num   Fragment size for partition `g' (bytes)
       fh    num   Fragment size for partition `h' (bytes)
       pa    num   Size of partition `a' in sectors
       pb    num   Size of partition `b' in sectors
       pc    num   Size of partition `c' in sectors
       pd    num   Size of partition `d' in sectors
       pe    num   Size of partition `e' in sectors
       pf    num   Size of partition `f' in sectors
       pg    num   Size of partition `g' in sectors
       ph    num   Size of partition `h' in sectors
       se    num   Sector size in bytes (default 512)
       sf    bool  supports bad144-style bad sector forwarding
       so    bool  partition offsets in sectors
       ty    str   Type of disk (e.g. removable, winchester)

       Disktab entries may be automatically generated with the diskpart program.

FILES

       /etc/disktab

SEE ALSO

       newfs(8), diskpart(8), getdiskbyname(3)

BUGS

       This file shouldn't exist, the information should be stored on each disk pack.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution					   May 17, 1986 							DISKTAB(5)