It looks like I might have hit a critical Linux bug in Fat32 implementation. If this is true, then it just cost me a major number of TV shows I had archived, and hence a LOT of time and effort to get them back. Still, if this is actually what happened and I have no way to get my data back then I will have to seriously reconsider my use of Linux. Only problem: What are my alternatives on intel compatible hardware?
BSD? Even less Hardware support.
Microsoft? Get real.
Bah, if I hadn’t had so much luck earlier today I’d probably give up on my hobby now.
Also, with a little bit of luck my co-worker Olav should still have some of the files I lost.
I just hope the overall file structure of the drive didn’t take any damage. If I lost everything, then I am really royally screwed.
_Update, many hours later_: It looks like almost all files will be recoverable. I may afterall have inherited my grandfather’s luck. Still, the entire episode is less than pleasant. I’ll have to seriously rethink my external drive strategy. Fat32 probably will have to go.
