Linux: What is the best way to copy from a damaged HD?
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I get I/O errors from my storage HD when i try to copy files. These are large raw video files, so I can tolerate errors. stops on the first read error and / complains and deletes the copy. With the correct ignore/force flags I could probably get all of them to leave a "damaged copy". Which tool sho…
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ddrescue should do the trick – it's designed for this very situation. GNU ddrescue is a data recovery tool. It copies data from one file or block device (hard disc, cdrom, etc) to another, trying hard to rescue data in case of read errors. The basic…
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