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No. The circuit tracer just locates the breaker connected to a particular circuit.
Here is what you need to do since you seem to know just enough to be a danger to yourself and possibly others as well when it comes to wiring.
Shut off the power to your entire electrical panel. Take off the cover and IF you know what breaker/breakers control the circuit in question remove the breaker from the panel and connect the two wires at the breaker together and then use the ohm meter at the receptacle, wall switch or wherever those wires end up to verify with the meter that you have a complete circuit. Once you have the circuit verified separate the wires that attach to the breaker and see if the circuit is now broken at the meter. You need to trace out each pair of wires, hot, neutral, (and ground too) at each circuit and breaker in question to make sure the wiring methods are not messed up. If you feel you're in over your head, you probably are and should consult with a qualified electrician, or at the very least buy a good quality book on basic wiring methods and study it thoroughly before touching any wiring. Otherwise you could burn down your house and everyone in it.
Here is what you need to do since you seem to know just enough to be a danger to yourself and possibly others as well when it comes to wiring.
Shut off the power to your entire electrical panel. Take off the cover and IF you know what breaker/breakers control the circuit in question remove the breaker from the panel and connect the two wires at the breaker together and then use the ohm meter at the receptacle, wall switch or wherever those wires end up to verify with the meter that you have a complete circuit. Once you have the circuit verified separate the wires that attach to the breaker and see if the circuit is now broken at the meter. You need to trace out each pair of wires, hot, neutral, (and ground too) at each circuit and breaker in question to make sure the wiring methods are not messed up. If you feel you're in over your head, you probably are and should consult with a qualified electrician, or at the very least buy a good quality book on basic wiring methods and study it thoroughly before touching any wiring. Otherwise you could burn down your house and everyone in it.