Re: [SLUG] mystery file

From: Robin - Bartow FL (suncoastlug.mailbox@gibp.com)
Date: Fri Feb 08 2008 - 14:44:28 EST


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From: Eben King eben01@verizon.net
To: SLUG Mailing List slug@nks.net
Sent: 2/3/08 4:41 PM
Subject: [SLUG] mystery file

> So I've got this file:
>
> -r-------- 1 root root 116G Feb 21 2007 /mnt/temp2/hda
>
> (BTW, /mnt/temp2 is itself a mounted partition on a USB drive.)
>
> So far I've done this:
>
> root@pc:~# losetup /dev/loop2 /mnt/temp2/hda
> root@pc:~# fdisk -l /dev/loop2
>
> Disk /dev/loop2: 123.5 GB, 123522416640 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15017 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/loop2p1 * 1 5135 41246856 7 HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/loop2p2 5136 15017 79377165 7 HPFS/NTFS
>
> OK, how do I mount them (read-only is fine, I just want to see what's
> there)? Probably it's merely a CYA backup before I resized the partitions.
>
> I have a feeling it's something akin to
>
> root@pc:~# mount /dev/loop2 /mnt/temp3 -t ntfs -o ro,offset=8225280
>
> but I don't know what the offset should be. If I can get rid of that file,
> it would free up >100 GB.
>
> --
> -eben QebWenE01R@vTerYizUonI.nOetP royalty.mine.nu:81
> LIBRA: A big promotion is just around the corner for someone
> much more talented than you. Laughter is the very best medicine,
> remember that when your appendix bursts next week. -- Weird Al
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This process has jogged my memory in the past and may help you.

1. Do a search for all files with the same day, date stamp.
2. Sort the results by Year-Month-Day-Hour-Minute-Second
3. Study the files + or - 5 minutes to the file in question.

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