Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 7 Nov 2003 14:58:56 -0500 | | From | Theodore Ts'o <> | | Subject | Re: undo an mke2fs !! |
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On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 11:33:42AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > I guess I'll start recomending e2image to people trying software > > suspend ;-). It really seems like neat tool for "easy backups". > > Note that according to Ted's first post, e2image backs up the _metadata_. He > didn't mention the real data...
Right. The idea is that there are a few blocks that if destroyed, cause the loss of a vast amount of data. That's why backing up the metadata is so important.... - Ted - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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