Re: [CGUYS] Help! Update
John DeCarlo wrote: I don't think it will do what you want, either one. John - Everything worked as you laid it out for me. You were right: it didn't do what I wanted. I think that, as you indicated, the Linux folders were most likely overwritten by Windows folders of the same name. I did some backups to DVD in late April and will start rebuilding from there. Unfortunately, the most recent backup of my Evolution files is 18 months old, so I've got a real challenge ahead of me in rebuilding my addressbook. BTW In the future, when I back up files to this external HD, wouldn't it be safer for me to partition it into two partitions - one FAT32 and the other ext3? Or maybe I'll just go back to using CDs and DVDs. Thanks for your help. Kelly * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help! Update
I'd have at least three backup media, and use them in rotation. Very important files would go on CD monthly, at least. The broader the coverage, the better. At 01:42 PM 9/18/2008, Kelly J. Morris wrote: BTW In the future, when I back up files to this external HD, wouldn't it be safer for me to partition it into two partitions - one FAT32 and the other ext3? Or maybe I'll just go back to using CDs and DVDs. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help! Update
BTW In the future, when I back up files to this external HD, wouldn't it be safer for me to partition it into two partitions - one FAT32 and the other ext3? Or maybe I'll just go back to using CDs and DVDs. You should be able to do it with just two directories. Point each of the backups at a different directory. The backup utilities I use never assume they have the whole drive to themselves. They always create a folder in the root directory to contain the backup. But maybe that is just a Mac thing. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Help! Update
Greetings - For the last few days, I have been testing data recovery software and trying to find the folders and files from my WD 500 GB USB external drive. No luck, in particular with Search and Recover and Easy Recovery Pro. When I originally dragged and dropped my data from my Linux partition to the external drive (formatted FAT32), I dragged folders that were created in Linux ext2 but that contained .doc, .txt, .html, .pdf, and .jpg files. When I subsequently saved my Windows folders to the same external HD, they must have overwritten the folders created in ext2. I assume that if I had simply copied all the files, sans folders created in ext2, to the HD, this might not have happened. Since I deleted my SuSE partition and installed Ubuntu in its place, thinking that my files were safely backed-up, I think that I am facing a lost cause. My last gasp is to try a data recovery program that has a Linux version and see if it can see something that the others can't - probably not. I downloaded TestDisk at http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download and got the version for Linux ext3 to install in Ubuntu 8.041 . The filename is testdisk-6.10.linux26.tar.bz2 and I downloaded it to my Desktop. Ftrom there, I'm stuck. Although everyone says it's easy, I don't have a good track record untarring tarred files. Some step-by-step advice about untarring and installing, begining with Step 2 (Step 1 being Turn on your computer - I got that covered! grin) would be greatly appreciated. Seems that professional recovery firms around here charge $125/hour and I just can't afford that amount. TIA Kelly * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Help! Update
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Kelly J. Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: When I originally dragged and dropped my data from my Linux partition to the external drive (formatted FAT32), I dragged folders that were created in Linux ext2 but that contained .doc, .txt, .html, .pdf, and .jpg files. When I subsequently saved my Windows folders to the same external HD, they must have overwritten the folders created in ext2. I assume that if I had simply copied all the files, sans folders created in ext2, to the HD, this might not have happened. Doesn't matter what file system the files were on originally. You wrote to the FAT32 drive from both Linux and Windows. There could be more esoteric reasons (like you turned off the hard drive while writing was still happening), the most common reason why the files would be overwritten is because they have the same names. FAT32 is not case sensitive. You are probably safe booting from the hard drive since this is an external, but you might also want to have a few bootable CDs, like the Ultimate Boot CD (http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) or Trinity Rescue ( http://trinityhome.org/Home/index.php?wpid=1front_id=12), or one of many others - you should get some good recommendations here. I downloaded TestDisk at http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Downloadand got the version for Linux ext3 to install in Ubuntu 8.041 . The filename is testdisk-6.10.linux26.tar.bz2 and I downloaded it to my Desktop. Ftrom there, I'm stuck. Although everyone says it's easy, I don't have a good track record untarring tarred files. Some step-by-step advice about untarring and installing, begining with Step 2 (Step 1 being Turn on your computer - I got that covered! grin) would be greatly appreciated. 2. Boot to Ubuntu and log in. If you are comfortable with the command line, here is a set of steps. Some of these steps you should do as root, but I forget which ones. If any of them don't work at first, replace x with sudo x and type in your own password when prompted. 3. Start a terminal session (I forget the exact command in Ubuntu, but it should be under System or Utilities, might be called terminal or console). 4. I like to install software in /opt, but it is up to you where you install it, maybe under /home/kelly or the like. In which case mkdir /opt followed by cd /opt 5. Copy the tar file to /opt. cp /home/kelly/testdisk-6.10.linux26.tar.bz2 /opt 6. Untar it - it should create its own directory. tar jxvf testdisk-6.10.linux26.tar.bz2 7. Look for the new directory - it should show up in your screen since I added v for verbose, but just see what you have anyway. ls -l 8. Change to the directory. cd testdisk-6.10/linux 9. Choose whether to run photorec (recover photos) sudo ./photorec_static or testdisk (recover partitions) sudo ./testdisk_static You know, I just looked there, and I don't think it will do what you want, either one. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
