i lost my /data/ folder data it is not in thrash folder so how can i recover it

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

yogesh at banasdairy.coop wrote:
> hi to alll
> before shutdown i have a 2 GB data in /data/ folder
> 
> but to next day when i start my computer i have get no data on my /data/
> folder
> 
> 
> the /data/ folder is really lost the data
> and this is very important to me
> so how can i get back the data
> 
> also i  run command df -h
> cannot read table of mounted filesystems: Input/output error
> 
> 
> so please any one give me solution than i am very very thank ful to him
> 
It sounds like you only have the root file system mounted for some
reason. If this is the case, and /data is the mountpoint for a
partition, then it will show up as empty until the partition is
mounted there. It is hard to say what the problem is without more
information. Two things that would help.

Run "mount" and post the results.
Post the contents of /etc/fstab.

Mikkel
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