diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 3cd0f25..1b194b7 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@
     "tabmanager",
     "tamasfe",
     "TCPIP",
+    "testdisk",
     "tiktok",
     "timonwong",
     "titlebar",
diff --git a/users/richie/home/programs.nix b/users/richie/home/programs.nix
index d5ac41d..bac1efd 100644
--- a/users/richie/home/programs.nix
+++ b/users/richie/home/programs.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     unzip
     yazi
     zoxide
+    # data recovery
+    testdisk
     # system info
     hwloc
     lynis