subject: Lost Clusters, Invalid Files Or Directories And Cross Linked Files Cause Data Loss In Linux [print this page] Linux file systems like Ext4, Ext3, Ext2 and ReiserFS are used to organize files and directories on your hard drive. The working of all these Linux files systems are same as all other computer file systems. But if you encounter some odd symptoms such as lost clusters, cross linked files, or the invalid directories and files, they indicates file system corruption and renders all of your critical data inaccessible from hard drive. It results into critical data loss and need Linux Data Recovery to be sorted out.
Although, generally the hard drive might appear working fine, but when you scan the file system using fsck, it might give you some unwilling results. If the severity of this problem is high, then you might come across critical problems of file system corruption. File system corruption is a quite difficult problem to be handled and it eventually leads to data loss and need Data Recovery Linux to retrieve lost data. However, you could try below mentioned options, some of them are the preventive utilities:
Viruses are becoming the biggest threat for you critical data on your computer system. Thus, it is necessary to have an updated and powerful anti-virus software to protect your system.
Try reinstalling some recently installed software. The might be causing the problem.
Always turn off or shut down your computer properly. Improper system shut down generally cause problems like file system corruption.
Operating system malfunction could cause such problems. Check and repair the faulty operating system.
If none of the above methods help you to sort out the issue, then you will have to format the hard drive and install a fresh copy of file system. When you format the hard drive and reinstall the operating system, it replaces damage file system.
Hard drive formatting generally resolves most of the hard drive related problems and make your system error free. But it also removes all the files from your hard drive and cause complete data loss that requires Linux Recovery to be resolved.
The recovery is potential through powerful and advanced third-party Linux Recovery Software. The applications methodically scan entire hard drive and recover all of the lost data from it. The applications are pretty safe and easy to use in most of the data loss situations.
Stellar Phoenix Linux Data Recovery is the best ever made and the most comprehensive tool for absolute recovery. It successfully recovers data from all Ext4, Ext3, Ext2 and ReiserFS file system volumes. The software works well with all Linux distributions including SUSE, Red Hat, Fedora, Ubuntu and Kubuntu.
