On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Naveen wrote:
hey can any one tell me what is lost+found directory used for ??
Please please please do not include the entire digest entry in your mail.
lost+found is used to store files that were lost (through inode corruption or something) and later found by fsck.
You have to figure out what each of the files in there are for, and put them into the right place manually.
Philip