I lost some files trying to move them to a flash drive
I lost some files trying to move them to a flash drive
I installed puppy on usb memory and I was keeping there very important documents. On one of my machines with windows I had very important documents (one of a kind).
I tried to move them on pup flash and it was ok, but at the end a message appeared and said that I should reboot the machine because the OS is running with 0 of ram. So I rebooted and .. no files on windows neither on puppy..
And I don't know what to do . I just purchased remo recovery on windows but it can't help me.
Any suggestions?! Thanks in advance!
I tried to move them on pup flash and it was ok, but at the end a message appeared and said that I should reboot the machine because the OS is running with 0 of ram. So I rebooted and .. no files on windows neither on puppy..
And I don't know what to do . I just purchased remo recovery on windows but it can't help me.
Any suggestions?! Thanks in advance!
Hi, zmei.
My condolences.
I know very little about recuperation of files on a usb drive.
Had it been a regular hard drive in vfat or ntfs format, you may have had a chance of retrieving your one-of-a-kind file. On the other hand, unfortunately, Linux drive formats such as ext3 are notorious for having little to none recuperation score. You see, in Linux, we try to make a back-up before we do any change on a drive...
Perhaps try a bit-level reader, or a sector or disk editor (even in FreeDOS if necessary), to dump the remaining contents of your usb drive on a hard drive and then dig in that dumped file with a text search utility to find your file or at least your text. I never had a problem with my usb drives, so my suggestion is only tentative.
Good luck.
musher0
My condolences.
I know very little about recuperation of files on a usb drive.
Had it been a regular hard drive in vfat or ntfs format, you may have had a chance of retrieving your one-of-a-kind file. On the other hand, unfortunately, Linux drive formats such as ext3 are notorious for having little to none recuperation score. You see, in Linux, we try to make a back-up before we do any change on a drive...
Perhaps try a bit-level reader, or a sector or disk editor (even in FreeDOS if necessary), to dump the remaining contents of your usb drive on a hard drive and then dig in that dumped file with a text search utility to find your file or at least your text. I never had a problem with my usb drives, so my suggestion is only tentative.
Good luck.
musher0
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Hi, sorry to hear of your problems. I ran a quick search, found this thread:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... d490de922c
also try the search http://www.wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html
and don't give up too soon. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here, I'm sure someone can help you.
Good luck!
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... d490de922c
also try the search http://www.wellminded.com/puppy/pupsearch.html
and don't give up too soon. There are a lot of knowledgeable people here, I'm sure someone can help you.
Good luck!
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"I tried to move them on pup flash and it was ok"
do you mean, you move those files into puppy root directory ?
does it is not being saved at shutdown ?
if it is saved, then the files is in the savefiles.
if not, maybe you can undelete the moved files? i never try them btw...
do you mean, you move those files into puppy root directory ?
does it is not being saved at shutdown ?
if it is saved, then the files is in the savefiles.
if not, maybe you can undelete the moved files? i never try them btw...
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I lost some files
Have you tried to examine the flash drive with Menu -> System -> Gparted?
There is a Data rescue function in it (in the drop-down menu under Device.)
Just a thought.
There is a Data rescue function in it (in the drop-down menu under Device.)
Just a thought.
Re: I lost some files trying to move them to a flash drive
I would thoroughly recommend trying the PhotoRec application, which you can install (along with Testdisk) using this pet, mentioned in the thread that Tote found above.zmei wrote:I installed puppy on usb memory and I was keeping there very important documents. On one of my machines with windows I had very important documents (one of a kind).
I tried to move them on pup flash and it was ok, but at the end a message appeared and said that I should reboot the machine because the OS is running with 0 of ram. So I rebooted and .. no files on windows neither on puppy..
And I don't know what to do . I just purchased remo recovery on windows but it can't help me.
Any suggestions?! Thanks in advance!
I used this to recover some files from a USB pendrive which I had formatted and partially written over with other stuff, and was actually astounded by how many intact files it recovered, some actually from years ago! So I would definitely give this try. Good luck.
Re: I lost some files
I never knew that. There is also a Repair option if you right-click on one of the partitions that Gparted finds.ndujoe1 wrote:Have you tried to examine the flash drive with Menu -> System -> Gparted?
There is a Data rescue function in it (in the drop-down menu under Device.)...