Jonathan S Billings wrote: > On 11/17/2010 07:37 AM, ESGLinux wrote: >> Thanks, I can see some files testing first with file command. >> >> I´m looking for usefull files there but some I don´t know the right >> place I have to copy (for example there is a lot of files that are emails but I >> don´t know the mailbox where I have to copy) >> >> is there any way to know the original location of the files? > > No, other from using the context you discover from 'file' or 'less'. > > That's why the directory is called lost+found -- fsck doesn't know where > they're supposed to go. And you're assuming, perhaps unconsciously, that you can reassemble the files, which would be a *massive* amount of work in the case of an executable. Oh - what caused the problems in the first place? What type of filesystem are you using? If it's a journaling one, like ext3 or 4, etc, then my immediate concern would be whether the drive(s) needed to be replaced ->today<- mark -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list