help knoppix trying to recover data

[bradleyko]

ok guys im on knoppix im trying to save some data i want on my c: so im trying to transfer that data to my D: but when i try it wont let me gives me like a access denied either says cannot write or cannot make folder and my hardrives are fine thng wont even let me make folders or anything what do i do thanks for you r time much appreciated

[bradleyko]

each drive is ntfs can someone pleasee help this is quite urgent

[bradleyko]

wont even let me delete on other of the drves can somone please guide me

[rrfish72]

You cannot write to an ntfs filesystem.

[bradleyko]

WHA!/ what am i suppose to do then i must have this data its very important work stuff

[rrfish72]

Check this out www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=53045 and do a write to ntfs search in the abouve search box to find out how.

[bradleyko]

yo do i use insert cd within knoppix or do i boot it up like knoppix?

[bradleyko]

hey how do u also burn a .iso with k3b itwont let me:S

[rrfish72]

Is your cd burner set up right through your /etc/fstab? This is still a problem I'm trying to resolve.

[bradleyko]

ok i got the iso of insert burned but do i open it within knoppix or boot insert like i booted knoppix off the disc?

[rrfish72]

boot like knoppix

[JPWhite]

Here's is what I would do to recover the data.

Boot Knoppix to Ram. ('knoppix toram' at boot prompt).
Remove CD once the kernel starts and insert blank CD
Burn files to CD(s) using K3b
Verify files can be read on another system.

This alleviates any need to write to an NTFS file system and you will have an archive of the data should anything untoward happen again.

If you don't have a CD burner or enough memory to do this, then format a spare HD with a FAT partition. Knoppix can do this for you with QTParted if you don't have access to another system (I'd prefer to partition and format on a Windoze box to prevent any accidents or compatibility issues later). You should then be able to write all files to save to the spare HD after removing the read-only attribute for the HD.

Just my 2 penneth.

JP