A computer can recognize a second partition on a USB hard drive only if it can read the partition. If computer is unable to read the secondary partition, the partition may be in an unsupported format ...

Corrupted USB drives can be a significant issue, especially when they contain important data. Fortunately, Linux offers a variety of tools and methods to help repair and recover data from these drives ...

I'm on Ubuntu Lucid. It looks like the partition table on my trusted backup drive has gotten damaged or corrupted (may have been improperly removed before unmounting, maybe). Because this is my backup ...