[RLUG] Disappearing data

[Arashi]

I'm no expert, but did you keep both drives connected
when running the install when the same master/slave
settings?

How many linux partitions could the Ubuntu install
see?  Did you have a separate partition for your /home
for another distro?

If so,is there a chance that the "autopilot" install
could have possibly mounted this partition?

You might remember one of the missing file names that
you had in /home and grep every physical partion for
that string?


--- Dennis Bagley <dbagley at 775.net> wrote:

> I sent this message to the rlug list (unfortunately
> several times)
> yesterday but got 
> -0- feedback from anyone.  I'm still looking for
> answers because I do
> NOT want to accidentally
> repeat the problem.
> 
> So anyone have answers besides "42"?
> 
> Thanks again
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
> 
> Came into my office this morning to discover data
> missing from my PC.
> 
> I am running Ubuntu 5.04
> 
> On Friday everything seemed to be intact and okay. 
> I have a dual drive
> system
> and decided to put the newest version of Ubuntu
> (5.10) on the second
> drive - it seemed to install just fine
> and I was also able to reboot into the older
> version.  I must admit that
> I did not run any programs
> other than email and the browser before leaving my
> office for the
> weekend.
> 
> HOWEVER, this morning when I tried to fire up VMWare
> - my virtual
> machine files were GONE.  The directory
> where the files should have been was there but the
> files were not.
> 
> Also missing:
>    all the bookmarks in my browser (Firefox)
>    all the pop3 mail on my system
>    all of the contacts I had in Evolution
>    all the "sent" mail
>    all special email folders I had created that
> contained data.
> 
> 
> All my other primary files appear to be intact. 
> Ideas? Have I been
> hacked?  Did the the install
> screw something up?  If so, how?
> 
> (Fortunately I had a backup of the VM and the work
> data is stored on the
> server.  But I did not have a backup of 
> the email and contact info and that kinda torques
> me.)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Dennis
> 
> 
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