Hi! I'm running Manjaro Linux and I found out TODAY that the HDD in my
HP Pavilion laptop is experiencing some S.M.A.R.T. failures, which I
interpret as the drive starting to fail. :(
So, I'm in the process of getting some data off it before I replace it
with a SSD. Some files in some folders can't be copied, due to read
errors. So, I was thinking I could use ddrescue to "recover" these
folders so I can salvage the files. I've used ddrescue to recover entire
HDDs, in the past, but I haven't tried it on individual folders.
Is it possible to use ddrescue to recover individual folders or should I
just try to recover the entire drive and then access the files in the
recovered image?
Also, the filesystem with the folders in question is on a partition that
is encrypted (the entire drive is encrypted so I have to enter the
password at boot time to boot the system). Will this impact my ability
to recover the drive so I can access the files?
Thanks in advance!
Peace...
Tom
