Veracrypt recover volume header not working
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Long time ago a formated my veracrypt volume I'm not sure if it's quick format or full format but I remebered that there was some old memories and I wanted to recover it I tried volume header recovery but it wasn't working with error "wrong password" ...etc while I'm sure of the password so is there an advanced method to recover the header file then the complete volume?
Last edit: Life Long Learner 2024-05-09
What is the problem exactly, you have a volume which does not mount? Can you be a bit more specific, was something deleted, wht are you attempting to recover?
-I formatted the volume (not sure if quick or full)
-tried to run recover volume header in order to mount and use a recovery program to recover the files
-the header recovery failed
-what I'm asking according to this condition is there any way to recover the files or are they lost permanently
-what I'm trying to recover are pictures,videos,and books
If you full formatted a drive that had a VeraCrypt volume in it, it is gone.
If it was a quick format, recovery chances depend on whether it was the whole device, a partition of it encrypted or a file container. If it was a file container, there's virtually no chance of finding it's original location as the original filesystem is nuked. If it was the device or a partition encrypted, you could still have the backup header in it's original location. The best case scenario is if the device itself was encrypted, you can attempt to select "Use embedded backup header" and "Only create virtual device" in the advanced mount options on the disk to see if it decrypts. If it was a partition, you would need to know it's original start offset, size and re-create it where it was originally. If the partitions weren't messed around with and just formatted, you could also attempt the advanced mount options mentioned before on the partition.