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had to move several 100GB of html(jpg,txt,pdf) user files to a ftp backup server and put them in a tarball on the fly. Pitifully something aborted probably (I can’t completely reconstruct the situation) and the server which send the data does not exist any longer... Trying to extract the tar ball which is 120 GB in size it only extracts about 20 GB and aborts. I don’t know much about tar structure yet but I guess there are good chances to get more out of it

Can you guys please tell me about any solutions to get more of the files back those can be complicated and time intensive if there is any chance at all?

Anyways just files won’t help because directory structure is important; it was about 50.000 user folders each about 20 small documents... thanks a lot

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@Jonas go to your profile, and associate your accounts, between SO and SU, then you'll get ownership of your question again. – studiohack♦ Apr 23 '11 at 19:20
What exact error are you getting? It depends on if the problem is in the tar or the compressed format (your tags mention gzip) – Random832 Apr 23 '11 at 21:42
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