How to open hard disk in binary mode? [Archive]

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AttilaPethe

27th April 2015, 20:02

Do I have any chance to open the HDD (as device) for editing purposes like in hex editors?
Thanks for your answers in advance!

ChrisW67

27th April 2015, 21:29

Assuming you mean on Windows: you will have to use the Windows API and deal with all the restrictions imposed by Vista and later versions. For older Windows see:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/100027
I am fairly sure you cannot achieve this with only Qt QIODevice access.