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Why can't I copy my DVD with dd?
I tried dd, dd_rescue and ddrescue, all failed. I thought these tools bypass the filesystem and make a bitwise copy.
dd is fooled, it finishes but just produces a small file and states it's finished.
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What is the fastest way to write all sectors on a drive?
The goal in my case is not to securely erase data, but simply to force sector reallocation by the drives firmware.
I have a drive that has had a few file corruptions. It seems to be due to getting ...
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saving data from a failing drive
An external 3½" HDD seems to be in danger of failing — it's making ticking sounds when idle.
I've acquired a replacement drive, and want to know the best strategy to get the data off of the dubious ...
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“lshw -C disk” returns but prints nothing
I am using an ubuntu live cd to help me recover some data off of a hard drive. I used lshw -C disk to find out which device I need to copy, /dev/sda in this case.
I am using ddrescue -n to try and ...
