Re: [Bug-ddrescue] Forgot the mapfile.....

[Robert Trevellyan]

Unfortunately, if you did not specify a mapfile, then there is no mapfile
being written, and if you have to quit ddrescue it will start over from
scratch.

Robert Trevellyan


On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 4:32 PM David Morrison <address@hidden>
wrote:

> I have a disk recovery under way. I used this command on a Mac:
>
> sudo ddrescue -f -r3 /dev/disk2 /dev/disk1
>
> However, I forgot to put a mapfile name. So, a few questions:
>
> 1. Where is the mapfile being written? Can I recover it?
>
> 2. Since mapfile is an essential argument to the command, could it be
> writing the mapfile on /dev/disk1?  Aarrgghh!!!
>
> If the latter (and I hope not), could I suggest some more rigorous
> checking of arguments might be desirable. As it is, I have
> potentially wasted 15 hours of copying of a disk with lots of read
> errors. :-(
>
> 3. If I need to interrupt a ddrescue run, is it ok to CTRL/C it, then
> start running it again later, assuming there is actually a mapfile
> somewhere? (I have tradesmen coming today who may need to turn the
> power off.)
>
> Thanks
>
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