Unfixed-info.bin 【Full Version】

Professional data recovery tools (like TestDisk, PhotoRec, or R-Studio) create working binary files during deep scans. When a recovery process is interrupted (or "unfixed"), the software may leave behind a unfixed-info.bin containing the partial scan map of a damaged drive.

For developers and security researchers, here is a real-world hex dump analysis from a confirmed legitimate unfixed-info.bin generated by Android Studio (version 2023.1):

Offset(h) 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00000000  42 49 4E 47 45 4C 00 00 40 00 00 00 75 6E 66 69  BINGEL..@...unfi
00000010  78 65 64 5F 69 6E 66 6F 5F 73 74 61 74 65 00 00  xed_info_state..
00000020  00 00 00 40 05 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00  ...@............
00000030  2F 70 72 6F 6A 65 63 74 73 2F 6D 79 41 70 70 2F  /projects/myApp/

Decoded:

No malicious assembly code, no encrypted payloads. Simply metadata.

Only keep unfixed-info.bin if:

Otherwise, delete it. No critical system process depends on this file.