On Mon, 2014-05-12 at 13:27 +1000, Jason White wrote:
Andrew Greig <pushin.linux@gmail.com> wrote:
linux-sbl1:/home/andrewg # dosfsck -a -v /dev/sdb1
and it worked. Now I have my drive back!
Excellent. Make sure that the umount command completes before you remove the device from the USB port, otherwise the file system will be inconsistent, requiring more repair.
_______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list luv-main@luv.asn.au http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main Thanks Jason and others,
I see from the previous posts that the problem is caused by not using the "Safely Remove ..." provision in the GUI. I used to run "sync" before umount in the old days to make sure that all the writes had completed. Obviously a moment of carelessness can cause a large amount of pain. I will tuck the fsck command away safely i case the third glass of whiskey kicks in unawares ;-) Cheers Andrew