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Title	Unix tip: Rescuing files from lost+found
Type	Tip
Source	ITworld 05/08/2008
Summary	The lost+found directory included in (Unix) file systems is usually empty. Only used when fsck doesn't know what to do with files that have lost their place in the file system, they stand as a temporary holding place for those rare instances in which fsck can't put everything back together after file systems have become corrupt in some way. If you see files in lost+found, you can expect them to look rather unusual. Take these files found on a Solaris 9 system after a panic and a subsequent fsck. continue

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