> This was the only copy of the backup data I had. I managed to > recover the data by attempting to repair the filesystem (ext4) using fsck > which put the data in lost+found. The only snag was that all the > (thousands > of) directory names (about 10 years of accumulated data) have been > replaced > by their inode numbers. This was down to the corruption being related to > "multiply claimed inode blocks" or some such.
I've had a few such issues with ext4. I'm looking at moving all my systems back to ext3 - it might not be as fast, but it does seem a whole lot more resilient... > BTW, how much is expensive? I recently bought a new 2T WD Caviar Green > from an eBay trader for £75 inc postage. I'm not sure I'd have done that deal. eBay is great for many things, but I don't think I'd trust my data to some guy flogging cheap knock-offs... 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 --------------------------------------------------------------
