Recovering files from ext2/3

[Nathan Schwarz]

Unmount the partition, `debugfs $partition` and then `extract
$fileOnDamagedFilesystem $targetFileOnExternalFilesystem`. That should
do it - but you should check the man-page since I can't recall if it was
exactly that.

- Nathan

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On 09-18/11:37, jd1008 wrote:
> Is there any other tool that can extract files from a partition that
> seems to have corrupted superblocks?
> I tried dumpe2fs, and fsck -b <blockNumber>
> to no avail. Tried all available block numbers that are listed
> when original mkfs was done, and it's output was saved.
> 
> None of the blocks seem to work - all of them have invalid magic.
> 
> When I run strings on the partition, I see many
> readily recognizable strings of files that I stored there.
> 
> I understand that possibly the fs might be irretrievably corrupted,
> but wanted a last ditch input from other fs gurus.
> 
> 
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