On Mar 18, 2009, at 8:59 AM, Kramer, Jack wrote: > It sounds like it to me. Is the filesystem ext2 or ext3? An ext3 > filesystem is slightly more survivable because of the journal – > however, both formats have the same underlying structure, so the > same tools work on either (ext2 tools just ignore journaling and > work directly on the drive). FreeBSD uses ufs. You can read more about McKusick's work at http://www.mckusick.com/softdep/ ./mk -- Matt Kolb <[log in to unmask]> Assistant Director Academic Technology Services Michigan State University