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testdisk

Partition scanner and disk recovery tool

forensic-carving-toolsBlue Team
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Platforms: Linux · Last verified October 1, 2026

TestDisk checks the partition and boot sectors of your disks. It is very useful in forensics, recovering lost partitions. It works with :

Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.

Getting started

See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for installation and usage details.

Commonly preinstalled on

Kali Linux

Debian-based distribution built for penetration testing and security auditing