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On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:43:41 -0400, dhk wrote: |
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> While setting up a new disk I accidentally ran "mke2fs /dev/sda1" |
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> instead of "mke2fs /dev/hda1". When I realized the mistake (about 2 |
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> seconds later) I hit Ctrl-C before mke2fs was done. Now I can't |
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> mount the drive. Is there a way to read the drive to get the data off |
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> or is it unrecoverable? |
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The data is still there, mke2fs just reset the superblock. Photorec will |
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recover file contents from a filesystem like this. It only recovers the |
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contents, not the metadata, so you'll end up with files with meaningless |
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names, but as they are video files I suspect there are not too many of |
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them and they are fairly easy to identify. At least it's less work than |
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importing and editing them all again. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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I am in total control, but don't tell my wife. |
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