´unable to read inode block´ Linux Error

Linux systems use ext2, ext3 and reiserFS file systems in general. For all these file systems, inode is a significant metadata structure. Inode keeps record of each file or directory on the drive together with of other metadata structures. For accessing any of files, directories or file system objects, system takes reference from its inode. Inode keeps information like file size, file permissions, file creation and modification details, Access Control List, file type and all such information that form its header. The table of inodes is indexed by inode number. However if this information corrupts, it indicates file system corruption and need of Linux Data Recovery.

If inodes are corrupt, the system may fail to boot, hang or may fail to access the required file, with an error similar to:

"unable to read inode block - inode = , block = "

Here, inode number and block number refer to the corresponding details of object whose inode is damaged. The file system is corrupt and needs Linux Recovery.

• In order to resolve the issue, the file system repair tool fsck can be used to repair.

• If problem persists, we can format the drive and hence refresh the file system. Lost data can be restored using backup. If drive is accessible, data can be easily backed up and used for further restoration.

It is suggested to check the log report status before formatting the drive. Also data backup should be checked for required files. However if user fails to take valid backup, data loss occurs. In such situations, Linux Data Recovery software can be used to extract lost information.

Linux Recovery applications can be used in any data loss situation. These software can extract lost information without the aid of inodes i.e. they can work in Linux file system corruption situation. They scan the affected drive using specific scanning algorithms, analyze it for lost data, recover it and offer sfe data restoration. The applications offer interactive interface and so can be used easily. Also they give advanced recovery options that assist in recovery.

Stellar Phoenix Linux Data Recovery is the safe and graphically rich application to recover data from ext2, ext3 and reiserFS file system based drives. The application supports most of the Linux distributions including Red Hat, Gentoo, Fedora, SlackWare, Turbo Linux etc. It is a safe Linux Recovery application. It gives features like RAW File Recovery, Create Image, File Filter and others.