Lesson 12. File System Troubleshooting
Because the operating system requires a functional file system, the software that drives the file system is very reliable. In fact, most file system failures are due to bad hardware or media. No matter how good the software is, though, if the hardware is no longer reading or writing bits, it’s pretty much useless to the file system.
If, during troubleshooting, you determine that catastrophic hardware failure is the problem, there really isn’t anything you can do from a software perspective to repair the device. Only a data recovery service, such as DriveSavers ...
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