Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 06:31:25 -0400 From: Alan Clegg <abc@bsdi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What do we do with lost+found? Message-ID: <20000726063125.A4150@shell.wetworks.org> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.20000725231331.00688274@theboss.net>; from chris@theboss.net on Tue, Jul 25, 2000 at 11:13:31PM -0700 References: <3.0.3.32.20000725231331.00688274@theboss.net>
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An SMTP stream claimed that Chris Moline muttered: > Hi. I finally sat down and figured out how to use fsck. It wasn't as bad as > I thought it was going to be. Problem is now I have a lost+found directory > with tons of files in it and no idea what I am supposed to do with them. My > system is mostly running fine though a couple of directories have > disappeared. Any suggestions?? Thanks The contents of the lost+found directory is what you are missing. The files there were discovered by fsck, but their names/locations were lost. You can go back thru each file (using more or whatever) and attempt to put them back, or you can go to the backup tapes. AlanC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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