On Mon, 2014-05-12 at 13:27 +1000, Jason White wrote: > Andrew Greig <[email protected]> wrote: > > linux-sbl1:/home/andrewg # dosfsck -a -v /dev/sdb1 > > > > and it worked. Now I have my drive back! > > Excellent. Make sure that the umount command completes before you remove the > device from the USB port, otherwise the file system will be inconsistent, > requiring more repair. > > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main Thanks Jason and others,
I see from the previous posts that the problem is caused by not using the "Safely Remove ..." provision in the GUI. I used to run "sync" before umount in the old days to make sure that all the writes had completed. Obviously a moment of carelessness can cause a large amount of pain. I will tuck the fsck command away safely i case the third glass of whiskey kicks in unawares ;-) Cheers Andrew _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
