Converting ext3 to ext4 resulting in loss of data?

[Ric Moore]

On Tue, 2010-08-10 at 22:33 +0800, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:19 PM, James Hogarth <james.hogarth at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm guessing you didn't make a backup of your data in /home, before
> >> attempting something like an upgrade ???
> >
> > That would be rule number 1 ;)
> 
> Yes, a high price indeed!
> Photorec recovers most of the files, but it gives them random filenames. LOL.
> Now I can imagine myself sorting the files based on file types and
> starting from doc files first, then opening the 2000+ doc files one by
> one and rename it accordingly.
> LOL. DARN!!! ^^
> 
> I will not forget to make backup first again....
> I will not forget to make backup first again....
> I will not forget to make backup first again....
> I will not forget to make backup first again....
> I will not forget to make backup first again....
> I will not forget to make backup first again....

Rule number 2 - sudo rm -rf is not your friend. :) Ric