Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:22:03 -0400 From: Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> To: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: gpart destroy, in depth Message-ID: <0acc8ae5-b154-dd5f-1d63-fb8c00f260ed@langille.org> In-Reply-To: <29390cd8-56cd-aced-990a-f2b25a00aaed@freebsd.org> References: <64e88636-1e03-7ff5-7d3f-e8a36117cdbe@freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.2304111630560.32077@woozle.rinet.ru> <29390cd8-56cd-aced-990a-f2b25a00aaed@freebsd.org>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------419845F67D488413A84F975E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Graham Perrin wrote on 4/11/23 1:46 PM: > On 11/04/2023 14:32, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote: >>> … >> I suppose sysutils/testdisk will be useful for recovering, as most of actual >> file systems are left intact > > > Thanks, I forgot that the utility has this capability. > > This reignites hope of recovery without a third party. > > Re: my question to Warner about preciseness, now I realise, the answer > is almost certainly "Yes", because the manual page for gpart(8) notes > that the 'restore' argument/command, which does not affect the content > of partitions, can be preceded by destruction (-F). > > Also, thanks to the people who responded privately. > Any update on this please? -- Dan Langille dan@langille.org : https://langille.org/ --------------419845F67D488413A84F975E Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <html theme="default-light" iconset="color"><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> </head><body text="#000000"><span>Graham Perrin wrote on 4/11/23 1:46 PM:</span><br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:29390cd8-56cd-aced-990a-f2b25a00aaed@freebsd.org" style="padding-bottom: 1px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <script data-cookieconsent="ignore" src="moz-extension://29fb402e-105a-42a3-9cdf-d9151b2bcb17/content/executor.js"></script> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/04/2023 14:32, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:alpine.BSF.2.00.2304111630560.32077@woozle.rinet.ru"><blockquote type="cite" style="color: #007cff;"><pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">… </pre></blockquote> <pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">I suppose sysutils/testdisk will be useful for recovering, as most of actual file systems are left intact</pre></blockquote> <p><br> </p> <p>Thanks, I forgot that the utility has this capability. <br> </p> <p>This reignites hope of recovery without a third party. <br> </p> <p>Re: my question to Warner about preciseness, now I realise, the answer is almost certainly "Yes", because the manual page for gpart(8) notes that the 'restore' argument/command, which does not affect the content of partitions, can be preceded by destruction (-F). </p> <p>Also, thanks to the people who responded privately. <br> </p> <lt-container></lt-container></blockquote> Any update on this please?<br> <br> <div class="moz-signature">-- <br>Dan Langille<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dan@langille.org">dan@langille.org</a> : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://langille.org/">https://langille.org/</a><br>; </div> </body></html> --------------419845F67D488413A84F975E--
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