Partition rescue and backup tools

Tool for recovering partitions after partiotion table loss. Extended partitions may not be detected correctly.

testdisk is similar to gpart but also recognises Linux RAID and LVM 2.

Very handy tools for copying from damaged media or combining more damaged sources.

partimage (homepage) is a tool for backing up and restoring whole partitions (without unused space and may be compressed). It has also server for restoring over network.

Powrfull backup system (homepage).