---
name: "ddrutility"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ddrutility"
version: "2.8-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ddrutility"
---

# ddrutility(1)

Tool set to aid in data recovery

## NAME

ddrutility - Tool set to aid in data recovery

## SYNOPSIS

**ddrutility** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

ddrutility - Tool set to aid in data recovery

Ddrutility is a toolset designed to help aid in data recovery using GNU ddrescue. It contains the following programs:

Ddru\_findbad - Utility for finding what files are related to bad sectors. For more info on ddru\_findbad, try 'ddru\_findbad **--help**'.

Ddru\_ntfsbitmap - Utility to extract the bitmap file from a NTFS partition, and then create a domain log file to use with ddrescue that would only recover the used portion of the partition. For more info on ddru\_ntfsbitmap, try 'ddru\_ntfsbitmap **--help**'.

Ddru\_ntfsfindbad - Utility for NTFS partitions to find which files are related to bad sectors in a ddrescue log file. You should use this for NTFS partitions in place of the original ddru\_findbad. For more info on ddru\_ntfsfindbad, try 'ddru\_ntfsfindbad **--help**'.

Ddru\_diskutility - Advanced LINUX ONLY utility that can perform several different functions on a disk, using some direct pass-through disk commands. For more info on ddru\_diskutility, try 'ddru\_diskutility **--help**'.

### OPTIONS:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help and exit

- **-v**, **--version**

  Show version and exit

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to maximus57@hotmail.com\
 Or better yet, report bugs at the project home page\
 Ddrutility homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ddrutility/

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2016 Scott Dwyer. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **ddrutility** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **ddrutility** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info ddrutility**

should give you access to the complete manual.