run "sync" every once in a while (look at "info sync")
Philippe
"Chip Rose." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> When the power flickers or goes out and the file system is not cleanly
> unmounted, I lose a lot of files and programs, etc. I have a good power
> surge protector. Upon reboot, it tries to repair itself, often
> requiring me to manually run fsck (I need to read up more on how to
> *properly* fsck..). Then, I wind up with a dysfunctional kde panel,
> many lost emails, files, and even entire programs I had just finished
> downloading get completely erased! If I had rebooted *prior* to the
> power outage, all the files would've been safe, and a forced reboot goes
> much easier. Question is - how do I manually do a "permanent"
> save/write of these files, *without* constant rebooting? Can I run a
> program to make it as if I had just rebooted?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chip Rose.
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>
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