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Enhancement/feature request: Undo quick format

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Phillip Susi <psusi <at> ubuntu.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19437: closed (Enhancement/feature request: Undo quick format)
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:11:02 +0000

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From: Kẏra <kxra <at> riseup.net>
To: bug-parted <at> gnu.org
Subject: Enhancement/feature request: Undo quick format
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 22:02:09 -0500

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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.

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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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