<div dir="ltr">Pulling the cord is, of course, a bad idea. But seldom does it cause the drive to lose partition information unless you were re-partitioning it when the plug was pulled. Certainly it is possible. But the more likely situation is that any file in the process of being written is likely corrupted. Less true for Linux if you were using journalling file system (e.g. ext4). <br>
<br>The real question that needs to be looked at is what specifically is actually damaged. I would start by loading a live CD/USB of something like ubuntu. Then the Disk Utility can look at the disk and tell you how it is partitioned and what the SMART data is for the drive. To look for file corruption you could use fsck (file system check) but I can't tell you from here how to use it. You could also download Spinrite from <a href="http://grc.com">grc.com</a>. That is a well known program that boots FreeDOS from the CD and tries very hard to recover from disk problems. An oldie but a goodie.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 5:46 PM, mike Enriquez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mylinux@cox.net" target="_blank">mylinux@cox.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>I have a raw hard drive. It is a
windows machine but I also have some Linux Computers. It appears
that if you pull the electrical plug from your computer, it could
cause your hard drive to lose hard drive partition information.<br>
I am not sure if the same can happen to a Linux computer, so I
want to find what is available just in case my files disappear on
my Linux machines. <br>
My research has found that some software claims to be able to
solve lost file problems on both windows and Linux computers. <br>
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I have no idea how good these application are?<br>
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Recovering deleted files is also of interest to me.<br>
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Thanks <br>
Mike Enriquez<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Mike, we need some information to understand the
question. Is this a totally wiped drive, one with some
problems, or just deleted files that you are asking about. Tell
us you motivation so people can give valid and appropriate
answers (other than restore from your backups).<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 3:35 PM, mike
Enriquez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mylinux@cox.net" target="_blank">mylinux@cox.net</a>></span>
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anyone know of software used to recover files in Linux and
Winlow systems.<br>
I am looking for software that will work on both operating
systems.<br>
Thanks for any help.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
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