Topic: Lost Files

[jfentum]

Help!!!

I was in the process of writing some file directories to an ibay (set up for local use only/cgi disabled) from a networked Mac client, when the Mac froze up. When I rebooted the Mac and logged in on the ibay again, all but 2 of about 60 directories were missing. The disk still showed the same amount of space was being used ( I estimate about at least about 4 GB was being used by the missing files on a 80 GB drive), so I know that the files are probably still on the drive--somewhere. I do know that if the resource forks were lost that the Mac would not list them in the Finder, so I logged onto the server as root via telnet and looked at the contents of the folder with the missing items. Same 2 folders as in the Mac OS. Now I'm starting to panic. WHERE THE HECK ARE THESE FILES!!!

I know I may be learning some valuable back-up lessons. I would normally have invested in a tape-backup scheme, but I just don't have the resources to get one yet. The system is fairly new too, but I'm not really suspicious of the hardware yet.

Any suggestions? FSCK? HELP!!!!

[Wietse]

If I understood correclty, you think the files are on the SME server somewhere...
This might be an option:
- login as root so you can give commands
- type 'locate' followed by a filename you are looking for (e.g. 'locate file.doc')
- if the files are somewhere on the disc, it must give you the complete location of it, if not try 'updatedb' , so that the system is fully up to date and then try to locate again.
- if still no success, I'd say that the files are NOT on that machine. If you DO get a location, you can use Midnight Commander ('mc') to move the files to the directory you'd like!

Hope this helps!

Wietse
The Netherlands