On Sun, 26 Mar 2000, James R. Van Zandt wrote:
> ... Use dd to copy the data from your old disk (the raw device) to one or
> more big files on the new disk. ... Then use grep, string, and other
> Unix tools to find the useful parts of the data.
Ugh. That's data recovery the hard way. I've seen it pay off before, but a
better fit for the phrase "like kicking dead whales down the beach" I have
never seen.
FWIW, there are commercial data recovery shops that can perform virtual
miracles on scrambled drives. They usually start charging at $300 and quickly
move to the $700 range, or higher, but if you've got some data you just *have*
to have on a disk, it can be worth it.
Usually one such lesson is sufficient to teach people the importance of good
backups. :-)
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Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| "Come not between the Dragon and his wrath." |
| - William Shakespeare, _King_Lear_, I.i.124 |
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