How to compile on Windows

[DRCRecoveryData]

Hi,

I’d like to request support for the CR3 file format, using my previously updated code for CR3 here:
recovercr3.py

For testing, here is a sample .img file:
Sample .img file

Thank you!

[ostafen]

Hi, @DRCRecoveryData, thank you so much for opening an issue.

Would you be up to work on this? If not, that's totally fine, I'm going to pick it

[ostafen]

@DRCRecoveryData: would you mind sharing a smaller test image?

EDIT: quickly wrapped a PR here: #33

[DRCRecoveryData]

@DRCRecoveryData: would you mind sharing a smaller test image?

EDIT: quickly wrapped a PR here: #33

CR3 usually on 64gb SDCard Case

Also do you have plan for adding Imaging Disk function?

[ostafen]

CR3 usually on 64gb SDCard Case

I will test it later, then. I'm currently on a slow connection. But If you have time to test the code in the PR on your image, I would appreciate that.

Also do you have plan for adding Imaging Disk function?

Similar to the dd command?

[DRCRecoveryData]

@DRCRecoveryData: would you mind sharing a smaller test image?

EDIT: quickly wrapped a PR here: #33

CR3 usually on 64gb SDCard Case

Also do you have plan for adding Imaging Disk function?

[DRCRecoveryData]

yes,
i'm running on windows:

C:\Users\drclab\Downloads\Programs>digler-windows-amd64.exe scan 64gb.img
    _ _        _
  __| (_) __ _| | ___ _ __
 / _` | |/ _` | |/ _ \ '__|
| (_| | | (_| | |  __/ |
 \__,_|_|\__, |_|\___|_|
          |___/

Disk analysis and recovery tool

Version:   v0.1.0
Commit:    875d819de85cad4ec05a16124d7e8bbe0ec7525f
Build Time: 2025-06-28T10:58:02Z

© 2025 Stefano Scafiti. Licensed under MIT License.

Error: DeviceIoControl(IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY) failed: The parameter is incorrect.

C:\Users\drclab\Downloads\Programs>

do you have gui version or still in CLI state?

[ostafen]

Are you using the pre built binary?

I would suggest you to compile the latest version and see if you still have the issue.

UI version is still not released, but you can still compile it using the makefile

[DRCRecoveryData]

i'm using this file: https://github.com/ostafen/digler/releases/download/v0.1.0/digler-windows-amd64.exe

[ostafen]

The issue you are experiencing should be fixed in the latest version from main. Could you compile the binary yourself?

[DRCRecoveryData]

Because i don't know how to compile to exe on windows of your project, i use Windows 25h2

[ostafen]

Just cd into the project folder and run make build

[DRCRecoveryData]

I found how to compile it now:

Digler Desktop Application

This guide outlines the prerequisites and steps needed to successfully compile the Digler application from source on a Windows system using the Wails framework.

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🛠️ Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following software installed and configured in your system's PATH before starting the build process:

• Go: Version 1.18 or later (for the Go backend). https://go.dev/doc/install
• Wails CLI: The Wails command-line tool (v2 or higher). https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/installation/
• Node.js / npm: (Node Package Manager) for managing the TypeScript/React frontend dependencies. nodejs.org/en/download

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🚀 Compilation Steps (Windows)

The Wails build process was configured to skip frontend steps in this project, so we must manually run the frontend build first. Run these commands sequentially from the project's root directory (digler-main):

Step 1: Install Frontend Dependencies

Navigate into the frontend directory and install the necessary Node modules.

cd frontend
npm install

Step 2: Build Static Frontend Assets

Execute the build script to compile the React/Vite project and generate optimized static assets into the mandatory dist folder.

npm run build

Step 3: Compile the Wails Application

Return to the root directory and run the Wails build command. Wails will now automatically locate and embed the compiled assets from frontend/dist into the final Go executable.

cd ..
wails build

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✅ Result

Upon successful completion, the final executable will be generated in the build/bin directory.
The application can be run directly from a path similar to:

digler-main\build\bin\digler.exe

[DRCRecoveryData]

You should add to readme.md of How compile on Windows OS

[DRCRecoveryData]

when select Image CR3 not show in list:

I download this commit and compiled

https://github.com/ostafen/digler/tree/f9248d8f3ee5a5de3b7ca6536ecb9a6a4cdd0ff5