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    Hard drive ignoring files!

    This maybe a software/hardware problem. I was moving cables around in my computer. Once I rebooted as I expected something was inevitably wrong. My "storage" drive is 80GB. I am using 15GB of that, but the next sub-folder down says I'm only using 7GB. That's 8GB of "ignored" data. The weird thing is about 20% of my files still are visible. All the folders, sub-folders, and sub-sub-folders still exist. I've tried changing the permissions, viewing hidden files, and changing the configuration. Nothing is working.

    Please help!
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    #2
    Re: Hard drive ignoring files!

    You could tell us what format your HD is, FAT, ext2/3 or NTFS maybe?

    In case it's an ext2/3 you could force an fsck.
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=300477
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      #3
      Re: Hard drive ignoring files!

      It's ext3. I don't understand how forcing an fsck would do anything.
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        Re: Hard drive ignoring files!

        If i suspect harware problems in the HD:

        I would check cables and then:

        Start with live CD
        Run in the konsole ( unmounted partition):
        Code:
        sudo fsck -v -f /dev/sda1    (2,3... sdb1,2...)
        or hda (hardware !).

        e2fsck - check a Linux ext2/ext3 file system
        -v Verbose mode
        -f Force checking even if the file system seems clean.
        man fsck
        FSCK(8) FSCK(8)

        NAME
        fsck - check and repair a Linux file system

        SYNOPSIS
        fsck [ -sAVRTNP ] [ -C [ fd ] ] [ -t fstype ] [filesys ... ] [--] [ fs-
        specific-options ]

        DESCRIPTION
        fsck is used to check and optionally repair one or more Linux file sys‐
        tems. filesys can be a device name (e.g. /dev/hdc1, /dev/sdb2), a
        mount point (e.g. /, /usr, /home), or an ext2 label or UUID specifier
        (e.g. UUID=8868abf6-88c5-4a83-98b8-bfc24057f7bd or LABEL=root). Nor‐
        mally, the fsck program will try to handle filesystems on different
        physical disk drives in parallel to reduce the total amount of time
        needed to check all of the filesystems.

        If i get errors with fcsk:
        I would install smartmontools ("virtual" installation with live CD):
        Code:
        sudo apt-get install smartmontools
        smartmontools - control and monitor storage systems using S.M.A.R.T.
        The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd)
        to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
        Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA and SCSI
        hard disks. It is derived from the smartsuite package, and includes support
        for ATA/ATAPI-5 disks. It should run on any modern Linux system.
        Run in the konsole:
        (hdx)
        Code:
        sudo smartctl -a /dev/hda
        or
        (sdx)
        Code:
        sudo smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sda
        man smartctl
        SMARTCTL(8) 2006/12/20 SMARTCTL(8)

        NAME
        smartctl - Control and Monitor Utility for SMART Disks

        SYNOPSIS
        smartctl [options] device

        FULL PATH
        /usr/sbin/smartctl

        PACKAGE VERSION
        smartmontools-5.37 released 2006/12/20 at 20:37:59 UTC

        DESCRIPTION
        smartctl controls the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technol‐
        ogy (SMART) system built into many ATA-3 and later ATA, IDE and SCSI-3
        hard drives. The purpose of SMART is to monitor the reliability of the
        hard drive and predict drive failures, and to carry out different types
        of drive self-tests. This version of smartctl is compatible with
        ATA/ATAPI-7 and earlier standards (see REFERENCES below)

        smartctl is a command line utility designed to perform SMART tasks such...
        If there are errors: Topic: Need help recovering files from corrupted HD!
        http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3089761.0


        If there are no errors (fsck/smart), i would mount harddrive (or start normal session) and check disk space and logs:

        FAQ: Free Disk Space
        http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086353.0

        LinuxLogFiles
        https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LinuxLogFiles

        Before you edit, BACKUP !

        Why there are dead links ?
        1. Thread: Please explain how to access old kubuntu forum posts
        2. Thread: Lost Information
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          Re: Hard drive ignoring files!

          I don't think it's hardwear. All this seems to be for a HD with an OS on it. This disk has no file system. It is strictly a storage drive.
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            Re: Hard drive ignoring files!

            Your disk has a file system, in the earlier post you said it was ext3.
            The fact you only use it for storage and not for an OS has no connection at all with the problems you are having.
            According to your first post you can access some files but not others, apparently the folders and sub folders still exist but you see, since you moved some cables in your computer, no more content in about 80% of them .
            Unless you purposely deleted these files the logic conclusion is damage to the file system.

            And that's what fsck is for, to check the integrity of the (ext2/3) file system and try to repair errors.

            Now, as it's not the drive with the OS this is possible by first unmounting the drive and then executing the correct command as per the example in Rog131's post.
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              Re: Hard drive ignoring files!

              OK, I ran fsck. I got this.
              fsck 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007)
              e2fsck 1.40.2 (12-Jul-2007)
              Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
              Pass 2: Checking directory structure
              Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
              Pass 4: Checking reference counts
              Pass 5: Checking group summary information

              25063 inodes used (0.26%)
              466 non-contiguous inodes (1.9%)
              # of inodes with ind/dind/tind blocks: 20120/171/0
              3454931 blocks used (17.68%)
              0 bad blocks
              1 large file

              24101 regular files
              611 directories
              0 character device files
              0 block device files
              0 fifos
              0 links
              342 symbolic links (342 fast symbolic links)
              0 sockets
              --------
              25054 files
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                Re: Hard drive ignoring files!

                I found all the files. This is very bizarre. If I show the hidden files: /media/storage/.Trash-1000/files/<mount point>/ is where all my files are at, but the documents that are not "missing" are missing from this. That's why none of my files were actually gone, they just moved! I am assuming it's safe to move these file out of this spot?
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                  Re: Hard drive ignoring files!

                  /.Trash-1000 is part of Trash system:

                  Trash is hiding in:
                  /home/USER/.local/share/Trash/files/
                  /home/USER/.local/share/Trash/info/

                  USER is your log in name. You can remove file and info folders.

                  If you have more than one linux partition:
                  Look (if you have sda2 -> /media/sda2/.Trash-1000/)
                  /.Trash-1000/files/
                  /.Trash-1000/info/


                  Topic: Emptying the Wastebin
                  http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3088094.0

                  Topic: Disk shows 100G used but when I total up folders it should be <45G
                  http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3082439.0
                  Before you edit, BACKUP !

                  Why there are dead links ?
                  1. Thread: Please explain how to access old kubuntu forum posts
                  2. Thread: Lost Information
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                    #10
                    Re: Hard drive ignoring files!

                    So, it magically moved all the files into the trash. They never showed up in the "trash can". Well, thanks!
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