On Thu, 2003-07-10 at 15:55, lambada@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi
>
> Every root logging is a potential proof of stupididy.
> It happens that since I had a problem (probably due to Nvidia drivers)
> with my xfs home partition, I typed mkfs.xfs and not fsck.xfs (by the
> way, I should have done an xfs_repair). The slight difference with this
> commands ruined my day and a little more than 15 days of work.
xfsdump is your friend :) In my company we do full backup every day with
incremental backups during the day.
BTW. mkfs.xfs should tell you that you are going to format device with
existing filesystem. If it didn't it is a bug.
> 1) Even if I imagine that I have no luck to reconstruct my partition as it
> is possible with ext2, I am asking if it possible to recover any files
> (even in a flatted directory)
I don't think so. Probably you could find someone who can get some data,
but it will cost really much. And I suppose it will get in tens thousand
of USD, so it depends how much valuable data you have erased.
> 2) Perharp's it should be added
> in http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs/faq.html#undelete that what does not
> work with rm, does not work either with mkfs.
I thought it is as clear for everybody as to not put you hard disks into
the water. Should this be added in the FAQ? ;)
> Thanks.
> M Le Maudit
>
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