#Fix backup files after reinstall of LM

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junior bloom
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I just upgraded a system. Before I upgraded from 21.1 to 22 I backed up all the files to a USB drive. Happend to already have some Windows files on it. So it was NTFS. So I backed up like 8GB of stuff.

Now I have installed 22 on the system, wiping everything. And I plugged in the USB drive and I can't see or read any of the files. AT ALL. Sorry I keep hitting ENTER.

I tried using Properties to change permissions, but it says it can't see any files. And I plugged into Windows and it can't see files either. I tried ADVANCED permissions dialog on Windows, and no success. Tried on windows to set permissions all to my local users [Admin of course] and it looked like it worked, but still nothing CANT see all my backup files.

Sure I can type CHMOD commands, but not sure which ones and would like to type just a few and not one for every file. OR is there a GUI option? Properties Permissions on the root directory of the backup or something? BTW I tried that and it failed.

Sure would like to get my backup files back.

Thanks.

steady wave
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NTFS doesn't support any UNIX/LINUX file permissions

junior bloom
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ok

steady wave
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what you gotta do is run chkdsk on that usb drive from Windows

junior bloom
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ok that's easy

steady wave
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since heavy writing to ntfs from Linux isnt a good idea

junior bloom
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Ok I'll remember to init USB backup on LM from now on.

steady wave
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so if the usb drive is assigned d: in Windows,

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open admin command prompt,
do
d: (enter)

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chkdsk /f

junior bloom
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I think I can trigger chkidsk from properties GUI dialog on windows, right? Let me try that too.

steady wave
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or ext4

junior bloom
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Looks like that worked like a champ. That was easy, I just didn't know the trick. Thanks a ton for your help and for being available on a Sunday. I'll test the files and then confirm here that they are good, but I'll bet they are fine. Thanks again.