At 05:45 PM 5/4/2009 -0500, Tony Abernethy wrote:
There is, in the e2fsprogs package, something called badblocks.
I have used it (on Linux) to "rescue" bad disks.
(Windows laptops -- kinda redundant?)
Interesting, .. it DNB on 4.0, however, .. and I'm unsure as to any issues
between utilities designed for ext2 and ffs???
If you care about your data, follow Steve's advice.
Right. How many disks should I throw away before trying to gather some
USEFUL data?
Me, if I want to rely on a disk drive, I will run badblocks on it.
Sounds like the best idea - do you run it from a Linux CD, or ??
Thanks!
Lee
