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Subject: Re: Anyway to recover wiped data? And  why did kernel fail to load?
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On Thu, 1 Apr 2004, Eric Yellin wrote:

> I recently installed FreeBSD 5.2.
> Something happened that cause all data on all partitions to be wiped. I'd like help on the following:
>
> 1. What did I do wrong?
Please don't beat me, but it has to be said:
Backup your valuable data before experimenting with your OS .

For private purposes CD-ROMS will do the trick. If you run a
server machine or if your files change very often there exist
more sophisticated techniques.

Regards,

Uli.

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