lost+found folders created in external USB mounts (Ubuntu Server 14.04)
Hi,
I have three drives mounted in my Ubuntu Server 14.04. These are external USB drives that I use for backup, file sharing, and media storage: Code:
/dev/sda1 on /mnt/fileshare type ext2 (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) Can someone please tell me: 1-What purpose do these folders serve? 2-What can I do to remove them? (or do I absolutely need to leave them there?) Thanks for the help. |
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So it would be a good idea to leave those directories there. In my experience, when the system creates a directory, it usually has a use. |
also to reduce issues with external USB drives for backup you might want to use the UUID instead of /dev/sdX
that will drastically reduce issues |
Thanks for the feedback.
If the system created those directories, does that necessarily mean that I have files that were " not properly closed" at some point? If so, do I need to do anything about that? Or does the system simply create those directories as a preventive measure? I'm just trying to determine whether there is anything I need to address... |
No, as stated lost+found is created in each file system automatically. If fsck finds a corrupted file it will try recover the contents and put them in the directory.
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesy...lostfound.html |
Thanks.
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