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Opening DD image in 7zip
For some time, i have used DD images at work to quickly transfer a linux image to a new harddrive in case the old one broke. It works great, no complains.
But, i needed to get a file from the image a ...
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How to read a Mac or Linux hard drive on Windows? [duplicate]
I have a Hard Drive. But I don't remember what is there. I think is Linux File System or MacOS File System.
How I can see what is on that Hard Drive using Windows or some LiveCD ?
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debugfs does not stat filename with spaces
I'm using debugfs to stat a filename with spaces. The file exists, but I get this message (same message if I change spaces by \ or write the filename between simple quotes):
$ sudo debugfs -R "stat /...
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why is my kernel/grub/fstab mounting my partition as EXT2 when its EXT4?
so i am confused i recentl did full upgrade and since then i am unable to properly automatically mount my / partition yet /home partition mounts succsefully
here is some info before we start, this is ...
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how to delete the partition after mkfs
we created the ext file system on new sdd disk as the follwing
mkfs.ext4 -j -m 0 /dev/sdd -F
in order to get the disk as was before mkfs
I guess we need to delete the partition that created by ...
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Opposite of the `mkfs.ext4` command [duplicate]
is it possible to reverse after make mkfs.ext4 ?
mkfs.ext4 -j -m 0 /dev/sdb -F
for example we create file system on new device - sdb ( no any data on sdb )
mkfs.ext4 -j -m 0 /dev/sdb -F
now we ...
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When will fsck run if maximum mount count is -1?
I am trying to determine if fsck will run on reboot. I run this command dumpe2fs -h /dev/(diskname) and get this result:
Mount count: 13
Maximum mount count: -1
AFAIK fsck will run ...
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Is there a way to edit files on a Linux ext partition in Windows? [duplicate]
Many times one wants to edit files on a Linux ext partition from Windows. Is there a way to view and edit files in Linux partitions in Windows 7 or 8?
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What does a "Copy/Cut & Paste" operation exactly consist of?
I understand the purpose of these operations. What I'd like to know is
1.What happens at the File System Level ? Does a new MFT entry for the copy get created in the
destination volume's MFT and ...
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How to solve mounted partition error in Debian 7
I installed MATE on Debian 7 (LXDE), and encountered problems with both ntfs and ext4 partitions when I mount any partitions (ntfs, ext) using MATE file manager (Caja). I don't recall how it was with ...
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Is there an archive flag in ext2/ext3/ext4 or how does incremental backup works in Linux?
I am wondering, does an ext2/ext3/ext4 file system (and Linux) support "archive flags". At Windows it is quite convenient to do an incremental backup because the archive flag is automatically set if a ...
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Fixing lost symbolic link status [closed]
I have a couple of soft symbolic links that have lost their link status and have become normal files containing
link TARGET_FILE_LOCATION
I searched quite a bit to find a way to restore their link ...
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How to mount ext partitions on Windows 8 [duplicate]
I have Linux installed on my PC along with Linux (Ubuntu). How can I access files from Windows 8 which are present on the Linux's partition?
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What are good permissions for a USB disk when security does not matter?
I have an ext4 formatted usb hard disk, I want to use to move between different computers with different users. How should I set its directories' permissions it, so that every user can r/w? What ...
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Making a computer with a single storage-device and bad supply of power more reliable [closed]
If you were willing to sacrifice the effective performance and capacity of a storage-device, can you get extra reliability somehow?
All help appreciated.
Edit: I found this wikilink: http://en....
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