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Ext3 drive will not mount after power failure; how to recover files?
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Mar 15, 202614791 viewsConfidence Score0%
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After a recent power failure which caused my linux box (Ubuntu 8.10) to rapidly poweroff twice from a normal running state, I have a drive that will not mount. UPDATE: The drive will sometimes mount, but show up as completely empty (not even Lost+Found) and show 14.9 GB free (it is a 500GB drive) W…
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The problems you're having sound far more extensive than what I'd expect from mere loss of power (even during fairly heavy write activity) on a device. I have to wonder if you're really having more problems at the interface/driver level, or a corrup…
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