Monday, July 13, 2009

'Multiply claimed block' Error and Recovery in Linux

Linux supports file systems like Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS etc. They follow hierarchical directory structure where everything starts from a root directory that is represented by ‘/’. The root directory then expands into sub-directories as compared to Ext2, Ext3 and ReiserFS are less prone to corruption. It is because they both support file system journaling and can repeat journal to recover from unexpected crashes. But in cases of severe corruption you need to use tools like fsck to repair the file system or ultimately format the partition or volume. To restore the lost data, you need to use an updated and valid data backup. But, if data backup itself gives errors or proves incomplete to deliver the required information, Linux data recovery tools can come to the rescue to recover your lost data.

Consider a situation, you try to start a Linux system and receive a set of error messages as:
“Multiply claimed block”

The boot process fails with this error message and you can’t access the data.

When your system starts and it doesn’t find the file system in good state it runs fsck check. This error message is returned by fsck check when it finds the file system inconsistency. File system can get corrupt because of unexpected shutdown, virus infection, network errors, hardware issues and other similar reasons.

To solve the ‘Multiply claimed block’ error, you require to follow these steps:

You need to manually run the fsck command. It can repair file system consistencies like the ones that occur when file system is unmounted or mounted as read-only.

If running fsck doesn’t resolve the problem you require reformatting the hard disk and reinstalling the operating system. This technique recreates complete file system structure and also deletes all the data. In such situation you need to use the recent data backup in order to restore the lost data. In some cases data backup can be corrupt or incomplete. To recover data during such circumstances can use commercial data recovery Linux software.

Linux recovery software is an application that use advanced scanning procedures to safely recover your lost or inaccessible data. Such software is available with interactive interface together with developed features to assist you.

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