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Software for linux

File recovery from a bad hard drive

Software examples
ddrescue
badblocks badblocks -c /dev/sdxx, badblocks -cc /dev/sdxx
mke2fs mke2fs -c /dev/sdxx, mke2fs -cc /dev/sdxx
e2fsck e2fsck -c /dev/sdxx , e2fsck -cc /dev/sdxx
smartctl
gsmartcontrol
$ apt search ddrescue
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ddrescueview/stable,stable 0.4~alpha3-1+b1 amd64
  graphical viewer for GNU ddrescue map files

gddrescue/stable,stable 1.21-1 amd64
  GNU data recovery tool

myrescue/stable,stable 0.9.4-9 amd64
  rescue data from damaged disks

safecopy/stable,stable 1.7-2 amd64
  data recovery tool for problematic or damaged media

magicrescue/stable,stable 1.1.9-4 amd64
  recover files by looking for magic bytes

File deduplication

Software URL
fslint http://www.pixelbeat.org/fslint/ ( fslint-gui )
fdupes https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes
fdupes/stable,stable,now 1:1.6.1-1+b1 amd64 [installed]
  identifies duplicate files within given directories

findimagedupes/stable,stable 2.18-6+b2 amd64
  Finds visually similar or duplicate images

forensics-extra/stable,stable,stable,stable 1.8 all
  Forensics Environment - extra console components (metapackage)

jdupes/stable,stable,now 1.7-2 amd64 [installed]
  identify and delete or link duplicate files