Tried that, nope, doesent work. Tried many windows based "deleted" file recovery programs. Didn't come up.
--- In [email protected], Chris Becker <usabec...@...> wrote: > > In regards to the FAT32 formatted missing files: > > This is on a thumb/flash drive, right? I don't mean to detract from > what you are doing to recover/fix the disk, but if you have access to > a windows system, you may want to try reading the files that way. In > my experience, windows is better able to handle small corruptions to > that file system. Someone else has also said as much on one of the > linux mail-lists I am on, so I do think there is some merit to that. > I would suggest seeing if you can still see your files on a windows > OS. If so, make backups there, then go back to fixing the drive in > linux. It may not work, but it seems worth a try. > > (@ moderator: I think this is a top posting list. Please forgive me > If my memory is off. ) > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 7:27 AM, grantrocket2 <mars_ro...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], james lee <james0dhas@> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 7:04 PM, grantrocket2 <mars_rover@>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a large file of movies (5gb) and they just vanished one day. > > > > If I look at the free space on the drive it's self it gives me 332 mb > > > > free. > > > > If I highlight all the files and click properties, it totals 2.1 gb. The > > > > drive is 8gb in size. I know my files are there, Linux just can't "see" > > > > them. Running testdisk gives > > > > > > > > Warning: Incorrect number of heads/cylinder 255 (FAT) != 247 (HD) > > > > Warning: Incorrect number of sectors per track 63 (FAT) != 62 (HD) > > > > 1 * FAT32 0 1 2 1022 53 46 15654177 [name 8GB] > > > > > > > > Warning: Bad ending sector (CHS and LBA don't match) > > > > > > > > *replaced my name with the word name for security.... > > > > > > > > These are my only backup of these movies so I would really like to > > > > recover > > > > them. I'll make a backup as soon as I get them back. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > send me what distro you are using? > > > > > > > what happens if you type in terminal fdisk-l command.. > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
