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recently took internal hard drive old desktop pc (ubuntu 10.04 ) placed external hd case connected new desktop pc (ubuntu 10.04
) , access files on external hd, until weekend, error message

unable mount 319 gb filesystem

error mounting: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1,
missing codepage or helper program, or other error
in cases useful info found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so

please advise me needs done , once again view , access files held on external hd

assistance appreciated

sometimes helps when unable mount issues. if drive in question formatted in ntfs:

code:
for repair of ntfs drive failing mount error (often when computer switched off either in middle of startup or shutdown):  sudo apt-get install ntfsprogs sudo ntfsfix /dev/sda2    # 'sda2' mounting point of ntfs drive
if ntfs, , works, of file should still there, , well. bad read of contents / boot section corrupted or whatever.


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