How Do I Find Superblock in Linux?
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Where is my superblock backup?

To search for them, run TestDisk and in the Advanced menu, select the partition and choose Superblock. The superblock contains all the information about the configuration of the filesystem.

What is the superblock in Linux?

A superblock is a record of the characteristics of a filesystem, including its size, the block size, the empty and the filled blocks and their respective counts, the size and location of the inode tables, the disk block map and usage information, and the size of the block groups.

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