4096 byte blocks?
Why then am I using -b 512 when I do a badblocks command on a NTFS drive? Is
that do with clusters (as opposed to blocks?)
Cheers
-Al
On , andrew zajac <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Al.
>
> Use The Sleuth Kit. Specifically, the icat and ifind tools.
>
> Here is an example:
>
> http://ubuntu-rescue-remix.org/node/180
>
> Just make sure you are using the same size blocks. NTFS uses 4096 byte blocks by default.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> --- On Sun, 11/15/09, Al Grant address@hidden> wrote:
>
> From: Al Grant address@hidden>
> Subject: [Bug-ddrescue] badblocks - what data
> To: address@hidden
> Received: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 3:17 AM
>
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I know this is slightly OT, but hoping someone here will know the answer. My
> question mainly relates to NTFS disks that are tested under Linux with
>
badblocks command.
>
> If you
> find badblocks, is there a way to see if (a) they are on slack space
> and (b) if they are adjacent or in the middle of a file what file.
>
> I assume this could be done by comparing the badblocks with the FAT?MFT or
> similar?
>
> Cheers in advance
>
> -Al
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