testdisk

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  "why_use_this": "TestDisk lets you recover lost partitions and find deleted files from damaged disks or filesystems without GUI dependencies. It\u0027s a last resort when rm or accidental formatting has happened\u2014handles FAT, NTFS, ext, HFS+, and more. Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows."
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