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CLOSED: Recover files to windows machine via USB

Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 9:08 am
by pbcollins
Hope someone is able to help me here?
My AMAHI server (which has been super reliable up to now) has failed and crashed on me. It seems I have filled up the space on the HDD and now I am unable to even boot it up.
I have removed the HDD and have a USB converter / adaptor to let me plug it into a Windows machine.
It would be good if I could browse the HDD in windows (using UFS Explorer ?) and backup the files to my Windows machine before I update the AMAHI machine and reinstall with a larger newer HDD.
Using UFS Explorer in Windows I am able to see the SHARED folders (var/HDA/files) and copy from them to my Windows machine (PHOTOS, etc.) but I do not know where the personal NAMED folders are, that contain a lot of my personal documents ?
If someone could point me to where I can find these so I can back them up, I would be very grateful.
Thanks.

Re: Recover files to windows machine via USB

Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 10:01 am
by bigfoot65
All user files are stored in /home/username directory. Obviously substitute username for the Amahi username you used.

Hope that helps.

Re: Recover files to windows machine via USB

Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 10:15 am
by pbcollins
Thanks greatly. Found the files I was after.
Much appreciated.

Re: Recover files to windows machine via USB

Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 10:18 am
by bigfoot65
No problem. Happy to help.