How can I view Windows XP files and folders from Ubuntu 12.04?

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a

Thanks

Andrew,

The outputs are

(1) Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS, codename: precise

(2) Linux cq 3.2.0-48-generic-pae #74 Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 6 20:05:01 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

Thanks.

Julianloui

If you run:

nautilus /host

You will see the files. Why do you not have a backup?????

(1) Ubuntu response:

Could not find '/host'.

I don't have a backup because the hard-drive trouble happened suddenly a few months ago. Actually I don't miss these folders or files as I've another Windows XP system running in my house. I am just interested in learning how to view Windows XP files/folders from Ubuntu.

(2) Even though I was able to install Nautilus before executing the above command, I still cannot open files such as /dev/sda.

Thanks.

Julianloui

What is the output of :

sudo fdisk -l; mount

Thanks

( 1 ) fdisk -l first produced the following lines:

 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 78,804,271 39,402,104+ 7 HPFT/NTFS/exFAT
/dev/sda2 78,804,990 156,301,311 38,748,161 5 extended
/dev/sda5 78,804,992 153,174,015 37,184,512 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 153,176,064 156,301,311 1,562,624 82 Linux

 fdisk -l subsequently produced no output.
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( 2 ) mount produced the following output:

/dev/sda5 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/ju/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=ju)

( 3 )Can you tell me sometimes Linux forbids me to send a copy of the out to a .txt file via I/O
redirection?

Julianloui

On 07/03/2013 03:01 AM, actionparsnip wrote:
> Your question #231775 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/231775
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Sounds like a bad drive. Replying to the automated email and attaching a
> file doesnt work anyway.
>
> mkdir ~/Desktop/Windows
>
> sudo mount /dev/sda1 ~/Desktop/Windows
>
> You can now access your data using the folder on the desktop itself. I
> suggest you backup what you need ASAP. Sounds like the drive is about to
> fail.
>
> Again, why is there not already a backup in place?
>
Andrew,

Thank you very much for your valuable information and advice. Your
latest instructions have enabled me
to view what is in /dev/sda1. I see very little stuff there as a
hard-drive problem befell Windows XP shortly after I re-installed it.
I've just saved my important Ubuntu files to an external USB drive and
with Backup, which is a very handy utility indeed.

Julianloui

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

Just buy a 1Tb USB HDD and occasionally copy your important data to it. It's that simple. Then, in the event of catastrophe, you can easily restore your data using the USB drive and would avert all this messing around.