[NBLUG/talk] hard drive death, filesystem types

[Bob Blick]

> Easiest, of course, would be to dd the entire partition to another disk
> and
> then check it on that.  This also protects your data if the problem with
> the
> drive is the type that spreads.

I broke down and ordered a 300 gig (Seagate) drive last night, and will
not attempt anything until it arrives. The bad drive is less than 6 months
old.

> Unfortunately, the simple reality is that when blocks on a drive fail, any
> data on those blocks is lost.  Whether or not the data on still good
> blocks
> can be recovered usefully is hit-or-miss with any filesystem.

I think that's why I'm so depressed!

Thanks for everyone's help. I'll report back when I've tried all the spells.

Best regards,

Bob