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remus:
I have just unplugged a 750GB USB Ext Hard from a machine running linux, and I forgot to "umount" the drive first.

Now the data on the drive is inaccessible.

Any Idea how I repair the problem ?

Rich:
Hi remus
I think you need to run one of the  fsck  utilities, but I would suggest googling for the exact
instructions for the file system type on the drive. Use  AppBrowsers  Provides  function to find  fsck.

remus:
Hi Rich,

I tried

--- Code: ---chkdsk d: /F
--- End code ---
From windows xp first, which replaced my 750gb ntfs partition with a 99mb fat32 partition  :o

Bit of googling led me to a tool called ntfsfix which is a part of the ntfs-3g suite (I don't know if its included in the tinycore ntfs-3g extension atm)

But by then it was too late :(

I've nuked the ext hard drive and cut my losses :(

I've add'ed a 200gb fat 32 partition, which I'll reserve for my "Ping Is Not Ghost" images, I'm hoping the fat32 fs will play nice if I forget to umount a drive in future before rebooting.

!! DOH !! I should of createed a 200gb ext3 partition, i'll set that up after the current image batch is taken care off.

Rich:
Hi remus

--- Quote ---I'm hoping the fat32 fs will play nice if I forget to umount a drive in future before rebooting.
--- End quote ---
It's likely that there was still a write in progress when you unplugged the drive. I would not go with
a  FAT  file system for robustness, though I would consider EXT3, but not before reviewing the
various journaling options, as some are faster while others are safer. Consider doing a  sync command
in the future after writing to a removable drive.

coreplayer2:
Sorry this is late, but next time try testdisk with the drive connected directly to the motherboards SATA port (ie absolutely not via a usb).  At least you're off FAT32..   I think there is even an extension..   

I can't tell you the number of times testdisk has saved my life, my girlfriends life (which also means my life) and many many other folk's lives.


There is no perfect file system, whilst a backup is cheap insurance.

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