This is one of the most helpful features of DDRescue-GUI, especially to people who are new to data recovery or are not technically-minded. It allows you to view all the data you recovered easily. The procedure is a bit different depending on whether you recovered a partition or a device, but it is very similar.
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Mounting output files using DDRescue-GUI is not yet supported on Windows. |
I haven't yet added the ability to mount output files using DDRescue-GUI, but there are a number of options available in the mean time.
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If you are running Windows 8.1 or later, you may not need the below tools as Windows provides some built-in options for mounting disk images. |
WinCDEmu should provide all the tools you need to do this. It will run on both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows from XP onwards. WinCDEmu is open source software and is available for free at https://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/
OSFMount is another free program that provides a variety of tools to help you mount your disk images. It works on Windows 7 or later (32-bit and 64-bit), and is available from https://www.osforensics.com/tools/mount-disk-images.html
When your recovery is finished, click "Mount Image/Disk".
You will be presented with a window that looks like this:
The information here is like the Disk Information Window, but more basic. Select a partition you want to mount, and click okay. After a few seconds, you should see this:
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Don't worry if you select the wrong partition; you can just try again. Often, there will be a few partitions that are unmountable. These don't hold any meaningful data, so don't worry about it, just pick a different partition and try again until you find your data. |
And simply navigate to where your files are, and view or copy as desired. When you're finished, cluck "Unmount", and you'll be returned to the previous window.
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On Linux, you can now mount LVM volumes the same way as normal devices/device images as of DDRescue-GUI v2.1.0. DDRescue-GUI v2.1.0 also added APFS mounting support on macOS 10.12 and higher. |
This is a bit simpler; just click "Mount Image-Disk", and it'll do it for you. After a few seconds, you'll see:
And then navigate to where your files are. When you're finished, click "Unmount", and you'll be returned to the previous window.