not sure if it helps me any but I still had like 50-something gig’s free on c: (probably not though)
here is a log from the test that ran
Thu Jul 12 09:20:44 2007
Command line: TestDisk
TestDisk 6.7, Data Recovery Utility, June 2007
Christophe GRENIER <grenier@cgsecurity.org>
http://www.cgsecurity.org
Windows version (ext2fs lib: 1.39, ntfs lib: 9:0:0, reiserfs lib: 0.3.1-rc8, ewf lib: 20070512)
Using locale ‘C’.
filewin32_getfilesize(\.\F:) GetFileSize err Incorrect function.
filewin32_setfilepointer(\.\F:) SetFilePointer err Incorrect function.
Warning: can’t get size for \.\F:
file_read(4,1,buffer,625153409(38913/254/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
file_read(5,1,buffer,390716864(24320/254/63)) lseek err Invalid argument
Hard disk list
Disk /dev/sda - 320 GB / 298 GiB - CHS 38913 255 63, sector size=512
Disk /dev/sdb - 200 GB / 186 GiB - CHS 24320 255 63, sector size=512
Drive E: - 364 MB / 348 MiB - CHS 87 64 32, sector size=2048
Disk /dev/sdb - 200 GB / 186 GiB
Partition table type: Intel
Analyse Disk /dev/sdb - 200 GB / 186 GiB - CHS 24320 255 63
Geometry from i386 MBR: head=255 sector=63
NTFS at 0/1/1
NTFS at 10199/1/1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=6
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=2
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=6
Current partition structure:
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 10198 254 63 163846872
2 E extended LBA 10199 0 1 24318 254 63 226837800
5 L HPFS - NTFS 10199 1 1 24318 254 63 226837737
Ask the user for vista mode
Allow partial last cylinder : No
search_vista_part: 0
search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 200 GB / 186 GiB - CHS 24320 255 63
NTFS at 0/1/1
filesystem size 163846872
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 10240429
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 10198 254 63 163846872
NTFS, 83 GB / 78 GiB
NTFS at 10199/1/1
filesystem size 226837737
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 14177358
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 10199 1 1 24318 254 63 226837737
NTFS, 116 GB / 108 GiB
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=4
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=1
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=4
Results
- HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 10198 254 63 163846872
NTFS, 83 GB / 78 GiB
L HPFS - NTFS 10199 1 1 24318 254 63 226837737
NTFS, 116 GB / 108 GiB
interface_write()
1 * HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 10198 254 63 163846872
2 E extended LBA 10199 0 1 24318 254 63 226837800
5 L HPFS - NTFS 10199 1 1 24318 254 63 226837737
search_part()
Disk /dev/sdb - 200 GB / 186 GiB - CHS 24320 255 63
NTFS at 0/1/1
filesystem size 163846872
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 10240429
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 10198 254 63 163846872
NTFS, 83 GB / 78 GiB
NTFS at 10198/254/63
filesystem size 163846872
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 10240429
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 10198 254 63 163846872
NTFS found using backup sector!, 83 GB / 78 GiB
NTFS at 10199/1/1
filesystem size 226837737
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 14177358
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 10199 1 1 24318 254 63 226837737
NTFS, 116 GB / 108 GiB
NTFS at 11472/254/63
filesystem size 184313682
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 11519605
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 11472 254 63 184313682
NTFS found using backup sector!, 94 GB / 87 GiB
NTFS at 11473/1/1
filesystem size 102398247
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 6399890
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 11473 1 1 17846 254 63 102398247
NTFS, 52 GB / 48 GiB
NTFS at 12747/254/63
filesystem size 204796557
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 12799784
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 12747 254 63 204796557
NTFS found using backup sector!, 104 GB / 97 GiB
NTFS at 12748/1/1
filesystem size 185888052
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 11618003
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 12748 1 1 24318 254 63 185888052
NTFS, 95 GB / 88 GiB
NTFS at 24318/254/63
filesystem size 226837737
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 14177358
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 10199 1 1 24318 254 63 226837737
NTFS found using backup sector!, 116 GB / 108 GiB
NTFS at 24319/254/63
filesystem size 71681967
sectors_per_cluster 8
mft_lcn 786432
mftmirr_lcn 4480122
clusters_per_mft_record -10
clusters_per_index_record 1
D HPFS - NTFS 19858 1 1 24319 254 63 71681967
NTFS found using backup sector!, 36 GB / 34 GiB
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=14
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=8 nbr=4
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=16 nbr=4
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=32 nbr=3
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=64 nbr=3
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=128 nbr=3
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=240 nbr=3
get_geometry_from_list_part_aux head=255 nbr=14
Results
D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 10198 254 63 163846872
NTFS, 83 GB / 78 GiB
D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 11472 254 63 184313682
NTFS found using backup sector!, 94 GB / 87 GiB
D HPFS - NTFS 0 1 1 12747 254 63 204796557
NTFS found using backup sector!, 104 GB / 97 GiB
D HPFS - NTFS 10199 1 1 24318 254 63 226837737
NTFS, 116 GB / 108 GiB
D HPFS - NTFS 11473 1 1 17846 254 63 102398247
NTFS, 52 GB / 48 GiB
D HPFS - NTFS 12748 1 1 24318 254 63 185888052
NTFS, 95 GB / 88 GiB
D HPFS - NTFS 19858 1 1 24319 254 63 71681967
NTFS found using backup sector!, 36 GB / 34 GiB
interface_write()
No partition found or selected for recovery
simulate write!
write_mbr_i386: starting…
write_all_log_i386: starting…
No extended partition
Disk /dev/sda - 320 GB / 298 GiB
Partition table type: Intel
TestDisk exited normally.