> Another way is to use a livecd to run fsck on the drive. Errr - I wouldn't.
Once a drive has started dropping data like this, it is likely to keep on doing so. The more operations you perform, the more likely you are to drop stuff you want. This is why I suggest getting as much data off the failed drive as possible before trying to fix the FS... Vic. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------