Using livecd to recover data

[mattireland]

Hi,

My desktop has gone all weird and won't boot, but I'm fairly sure the hard disk is OK and I'm able to boot from an Ubuntu live CD.

I've been away from Linux for a while and I've forgotten how to do a lot of stuff.

So I'm asking:

How do I mount the internal hard disk?
How do I copy the data from the internal hard disk to an external USB hard disk?
How can I run tests on the internal hard disk to see if it's OK or not?

Thanks very much,

Matt.

[MikeTbob]

Hi,

My desktop has gone all weird and won't boot, but I'm fairly sure the hard disk is OK and I'm able to boot from an Ubuntu live CD.

I've been away from Linux for a while and I've forgotten how to do a lot of stuff.

So I'm asking:

How do I mount the internal hard disk?
How do I copy the data from the internal hard disk to an external USB hard disk?
How can I run tests on the internal hard disk to see if it's OK or not?

Thanks very much,

Matt.

Mounting a hard drive is basically assign a mount point

mkdir /mnt/winxp

mount the device

mount -t auto /dev/hda1 /mnt/winxp

Then use the file manager to copy and paste the file to wherever you want

For disk check, look at fsck
fsck(: check/repair file system - Linux man page

[rokytnji]

How to with pictures. If not recovering Wiindows Data just substitute Linux Drive in tutorial for Windows Drive and you should be OK.

Yet Another Technology Site: How to recover your Windows files

Follow above instructions for checking disk drive by TBob.