Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:46:16 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Gonzalo Nemmi <gnemmi@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tool to recover fat partition Message-ID: <20081113104616.a8dee951.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <200811121832.14105.gnemmi@gmail.com> References: <200811121832.14105.gnemmi@gmail.com>
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On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:32:14 -0200, Gonzalo Nemmi <gnemmi@gmail.com> wrote: > So ... > > newfs_msdos /dev/insert_typo_in_here > > .. new filesystem succesfully created ... lost partition on the wrong > drive ... > > Is there a tool to recover the files on said partition in FreeBSD (7 release)? > > Thanks for you help :) It seems my problems can at least be helpful to someone else. :-) There are many good tools for recovering data from MSDOS partitions, but you'll have to check which one serves your particular needs best, depending on the amount of damage done to the file system. >From the ports, there's magicrescue in the first place for file recovery. To scan and repair disk partitions, you can use testdisk. If everything else fails, go use the basics: The Sleuth Kit with its dls, dls or ils tools. There's helpful documentation installed that gives informations not mentioned in the manpages. I would recommend you do first do a dd copy of the drive, just in order to do no harm to the partition where your important files are located. Then, do all operations on the dd image, it's mich more safe. If dd is not possible, use dd_rescue or ddrescue. For most operations, it's good to use mdconfig to "put" the dd file onto a md device which is then used by the particular program. I can imagine how you feel about data loss, so good luck! -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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