install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install testdisk

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install testdisk

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/testdisk/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add testdisk

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · testdisk · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install testdisk

Debian stable package indexes · testdisk · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install qphotorec

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · qphotorec · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#testdisk

nixpkgs package indexes · testdisk · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S testdisk

Arch Linux sync databases · testdisk · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install photorec

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · photorec · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/testdisk

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/testdisk.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id CGSecurity.TestDisk -e

Windows Package Manager source index · CGSecurity.TestDisk · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Powerful free data recovery utility

Project links

Commands and aliases

fidentify
photorec
testdisk

history

Project history and usage

TestDisk is CGSecurity's long-running free and open-source data-recovery utility for recovering lost partitions, repairing boot sectors, rebuilding partition tables, and copying files from damaged or deleted filesystems. It is distributed with PhotoRec and is licensed under GPL v2 or later.

Project history

The official TestDisk documentation states that TestDisk was created in 1998 by Christophe Grenier, followed by PhotoRec in April 2002. CGSecurity continues to publish both tools together, with source available through its official cgit repository and release 7.2 documented in 2024.

Adoption history

TestDisk became a standard rescue-disk and package-manager tool because it targets emergency recovery work across operating systems rather than a single desktop workflow. Official docs list ready-to-use binaries for DOS, Windows, Linux, and macOS, with compilation support for BSD, Haiku, SunOS/Solaris, and other Unix-like systems; package metadata lists it across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, Ubuntu, winget, and openSUSE.

How it is used

The package is usually installed when a disk, memory card, USB drive, or partition table has already failed. Users run the interactive terminal program with administrator privileges, select a disk, inspect partition tables, perform quick or deeper searches, repair NTFS/FAT boot sectors, or copy recoverable files before writing any partition changes.

Why package nerds care

TestDisk is a classic package-nerd rescue tool: boring to install on a good day, priceless on a bad one. It is valued because it is small, cross-platform, terminal-based, script-adjacent, and available from ordinary package managers before a recovery emergency occurs.

Timeline

1998: Christophe Grenier creates TestDisk.
2002: PhotoRec created in April 2002.
2008: Official cgit tags list v6.9 and v6.10 releases.
2015: Official cgit tags list v7.0.
2019: Official cgit tags list v7.1.
2024: Official wiki and cgit tags list TestDisk 7.2 on February 22, 2024.
2026: TestDisk 7.2 PDF documentation dated January 4, 2026.

Related projects

TestDisk is distributed with PhotoRec and QPhotoRec, and is often used alongside live rescue environments, ddrescue imaging workflows, filesystem repair tools, and forensic triage utilities.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`fidentify`	cli	global executable
`photorec`	cli	global executable
`testdisk`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version7.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisknone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:testdisk
Version	7.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/testdisk
Homepage	https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
Repository	https://git.cgsecurity.org/cgit/testdisk
Upstream docs	https://www.cgsecurity.org/testdisk.pdf
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://www.cgsecurity.org/testdisk-7.2.tar.bz2
Uses from macOS	ncurses
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	testdisk
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

testdisk 7.2-0.1

Partition scanner and disk recovery tool, and PhotoRec file recovery tool

sudo apt install testdisk

Section: admin
Architecture: amd64
8 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: testdisk from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

testdisk

nix profile install nixpkgs#testdisk

normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: testdisk from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

Ubuntu apt95%

testdisk 7.1-5+nmu1build2

Partition scanner and disk recovery tool, and PhotoRec file recovery tool

sudo apt install testdisk

Section: universe/admin
Architecture: amd64
9 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: testdisk from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

testdisk 7.2-r1

A data recovery suite

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

sudo apk add testdisk

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: testdisk
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: testdisk from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

testdisk-doc 7.2-r1

A data recovery suite (documentation)

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

sudo apk add testdisk-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: testdisk
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: testdisk-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

qphotorec 7.2-6.fc44

Signature based file carver. Recover lost files

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

sudo dnf install qphotorec

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: testdisk
12 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qphotorec from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

testdisk 7.2-6.fc44

Tool to check and undelete partition, PhotoRec recovers lost files

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

sudo dnf install testdisk

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: testdisk
9 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: testdisk from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

testdisk 7.2-3

Checks and undeletes partitions + PhotoRec, signature based recovery tool

https://www.cgsecurity.org/index.html?testdisk.html

sudo pacman -S testdisk

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: testdisk from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

photorec 7.2-1.7

Tool to Undelete Files

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

sudo zypper install photorec

License: GPL-2.0-only
Category: System/Filesystems
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: testdisk
7 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: photorec from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

qphotorec 7.2-1.7

Graphical tool to Undelete Files

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

sudo zypper install qphotorec

License: GPL-2.0-only
Category: System/Filesystems
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: testdisk
10 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qphotorec from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

testdisk 7.2-1.7

Tool to Recover and Fix Partitions

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

sudo zypper install testdisk

License: GPL-2.0-only
Category: System/Filesystems
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: testdisk
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: testdisk from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

testdisk

sudo port install testdisk

normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/testdisk/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

extras/testdisk

scoop install extras/testdisk

normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/testdisk.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget95%

CGSecurity.TestDisk

winget install --id CGSecurity.TestDisk -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Testdisk

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: CGSecurity.TestDisk from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/testdisk.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install testdisk with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Windows

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources