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From: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>,
	Robert Gyazig <juliarobertz_fan@yahoo.com>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: undo an mke2fs !!
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 14:58:56 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031107195856.GB27169@thunk.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0311071133060.605-100000@waterleaf.sonytel.be>

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

  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-11-07 22:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-11-06  5:56 Robert Gyazig
2003-11-06 13:34 ` Theodore Ts'o
2003-11-06 14:25   ` Ingo Oeser
2003-11-06 15:01   ` Pavel Machek
2003-11-06 17:22     ` Theodore Ts'o
2003-11-06 19:21       ` Pavel Machek
2003-11-07 10:33         ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-11-07 10:48           ` Pavel Machek
2003-11-07 19:58           ` Theodore Ts'o [this message]
2003-11-06 16:54   ` Maciej Zenczykowski
2003-11-07  4:35     ` Szakacsits Szabolcs
2003-11-07  5:00       ` Nathan Scott
2003-11-07  5:43         ` Szakacsits Szabolcs
2003-11-07  5:52           ` Nathan Scott
2003-11-07 23:13       ` Andrew Pimlott
2003-11-08 15:02         ` Szakacsits Szabolcs

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