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One way to prepare for sudden SSD failure

Posted 07-01-2020 at 09:55 AM by beachboy2
Updated 07-03-2020 at 03:10 AM by beachboy2

Why SSDs die a sudden death:
https://blog.elcomsoft.com/2019/01/w...-deal-with-it/

There are several ways to prepare for sudden SSD failure.

Here I am using Grsync to manually backup the home folder (/home/fred) regularly to a second drive (/media/drive2).
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/rsync#Grsync

However, one essential refinement must be added to the usual Grsync backup procedure before the drive...
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DDRescue-GUI

Posted 11-02-2019 at 11:37 AM by beachboy2
Updated 11-02-2019 at 11:49 AM by beachboy2

DDRescue-GUI provides an alternative, simple graphical method for using ddrescue.

DDRescue-GUI:

https://launchpad.net/ddrescue-gui

Screenshots:
https://www.hamishmb.com/html/screenshots.php

To install, open Terminal:
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hamishmb/myppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ddrescue-gui
Video-1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B54-uZa7nxE

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Data recovery using PhotoRec and QPhotoRec

Posted 04-04-2018 at 06:28 AM by beachboy2
Updated 04-04-2018 at 01:12 PM by beachboy2

Warning: The dd command (aka the disk destroyer) can seriously harm your computer if used incorrectly!
Be very careful when typing and selecting drives or partitions!

Despite its name, PhotoRec recovers virtually every file format imaginable, not just photographic formats such as jpg, png or tiff. Recoverable formats include:
https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/File...ed_By_PhotoRec

Install TestDisk (includes PhotoRec) and GNU ddrescue (by Antonio...
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