GNU bug report logs - #19437
Enhancement/feature request: Undo quick format

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Package: parted;

Reported by: Kẏra <kxra <at> riseup.net>

Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 03:03:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Phillip Susi <psusi <at> ubuntu.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 19437-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Phillip Susi <psusi <at> ubuntu.com>
To: Kẏra <kxra <at> riseup.net>, 19437-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19437: Enhancement/feature request: Undo quick format
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:10:17 -0500

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On 12/24/2014 10:02 PM, Kẏra wrote:
> Since quick formatting a disk doesn't actually wipe the data on a
> disk, and only overwrites a small part of it, it should be possible
> to have an option to back up the portion that will be overwritten.
> That portion, although small, can be detrimental to filesystem
> recovery and a small backup of it with an undo-option could rescue
> a lot of mistakes.

This doesn't have anything to do with parted since it does not handle
formatting filesystems.


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