07-09-2024, 05:58 PM
You have the best understanding of your situation.
There are a number of things to consider.
How old/healthy is the 80 GB disk ?
What is the reason for it to be formatted using a Windows based file system ?
To backup Linux systems, it is normal to use a file system that Linux supports natively.
If the 80GB disk is healthy and used only to back up Linux systems, it could be re-formatted as ext4.
I think later versions of Linux may be more 'picky' about mounting Windows disks so re-formating should allow it to mount on any Linux system (including the new LL7.0).
A new set of backups would be required.
If there are any doubts about the age or health of the backup disk it should be replaced.
All mechanical disks will fail.
If the 80GB disk is healthy *and* has to have Windows format *and* needs to be used on the LL7.0 system then we will need to investigate the mounting error.
Because of the nature of the error reported this may not be easy or possible.
There are a number of things to consider.
How old/healthy is the 80 GB disk ?
What is the reason for it to be formatted using a Windows based file system ?
To backup Linux systems, it is normal to use a file system that Linux supports natively.
If the 80GB disk is healthy and used only to back up Linux systems, it could be re-formatted as ext4.
I think later versions of Linux may be more 'picky' about mounting Windows disks so re-formating should allow it to mount on any Linux system (including the new LL7.0).
A new set of backups would be required.
If there are any doubts about the age or health of the backup disk it should be replaced.
All mechanical disks will fail.
If the 80GB disk is healthy *and* has to have Windows format *and* needs to be used on the LL7.0 system then we will need to investigate the mounting error.
Because of the nature of the error reported this may not be easy or possible.
stevef
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