Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:41:26 -0700 From: "Kelly Jones" <kelly.terry.jones@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Recovering data from a newfs filesystem Message-ID: <26face530801191541i60740ba3g5dd5ba24dbaadf39@mail.gmail.com>
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Months ago, I got a new USB drive for my Mac OS X, did "newfs /dev/disk1" on it, and it's been working fine. I then foolishly did "disklabel -create /dev/disk1", which broke it. How can I recover my data? I've tried fsck w/ alternate superblocks to no avail. "less -f /dev/disk1" shows me the disk label I created: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple\ .com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Base</key> <integer>131072</integer> <key>Size</key> <integer>500107730944</integer> </dict> </plist> but also shows me my file names/content, so I'm convinced the data is still there. How do I recover my data? I assume newfs creates a UFS by default? Can I "decode" /dev/disk1 the way one might decode a TAR file? Posting here because I know Mac OS X is "FreeBSD inside". -- We're just a Bunch Of Regular Guys, a collective group that's trying to understand and assimilate technology. We feel that resistance to new ideas and technology is unwise and ultimately futile.home | help
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