Depends how the error occurred. Clone the data than run a fsck -cc & it will count how many fubars it detects.
I have drives 8 years + old that are still going strong, with a couple with patched out areas from when a computer had the power removed abruptly. No more pending failures or errors yet. Smartctl will give you a clue of failure anyway, count the Raw_Read_Error_Rate if it's into the thousands, your drive is surely kaput. a 360GB drive that is my USB storage for the media player has a fair 192479974 over 22397hrs (933 days) of power-up time. This drive is due to get replaced as it is cropping up new errors every time it's used. a 6.5GB that is gone 8 years old has 231273 and it's run time is gone 38193hrs (1592) days. It is also possible to force mount an ext3 using ext2, as so it will not use the journal. This will allow you to more easily (and readily) access your data. Ian On Tuesday 31 January 2012 16:25:31 Vic wrote: > > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------------- -- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------
