---
name: "testdisk"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "testdisk"
version: "7.2-5"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/testdisk/8"
---

# testdisk(8)

Scan and repair disk partitions

## NAME

testdisk - Scan and repair disk partitions

## SYNOPSIS

**testdisk \[/log\] \[/debug\] \[/dump\] \[device\|image.dd\|image.e01\]**

**testdisk /version**

**testdisk /list \[/log\]**

## DESCRIPTION

   **TestDisk** checks and recovers lost partitions\
    It works with :\
    \- BeFS (BeOS)\
    \- BSD disklabel (FreeBSD/OpenBSD/NetBSD)\
    \- CramFS, Compressed File System\
    \- DOS/Windows FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32\
    \- HFS and HFS+, Hierarchical File System\
    \- JFS, IBM's Journaled File System\
    \- Linux ext2/ext3/ext4\
    \- Linux Raid\
      RAID 1: mirroring\
      RAID 4: striped array with parity device\
      RAID 5: striped array with distributed parity information\
      RAID 6: striped array with distributed dual redundancy information \
    \- Linux Swap (versions 1 and 2)\
    \- LVM and LVM2, Linux Logical Volume Manager\
    \- Mac partition map\
    \- Novell Storage Services NSS\
    \- NTFS (Windows NT/2K/XP/2003/Vista/...)\
    \- ReiserFS 3.5, 3.6 and 4\
    \- Sun Solaris i386 disklabel\
    \- Unix File System UFS and UFS2 (Sun/BSD/...)\
    \- XFS, SGI's Journaled File System

   It can undelete files from\
    \- DOS/Windows FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32\
    \- Linux ext2\
    \- NTFS (Windows NT/2K/XP/2003/Vista/...)

   For more information on how to use, please visit the wiki pages on www.cgsecurity.org

## OPTIONS

- **/log**

  create a testdisk.log file

- **/debug**

  add debug information

- **/dump**

  dump raw sectors

- **/list**

  display current partitions

## SEE ALSO

[**fdisk**(8)](/fdisk/8.md), [**photorec**(8)](/photorec/8.md).

## AUTHOR

TestDisk 7.2, Data Recovery Utility, February 2024\
 Christophe GRENIER \<grenier@cgsecurity.org\>\
 https://www.cgsecurity.org