This is regarding accidental file deletion on Linux / unix.

[MaheshRathi]

Hi All,
I am not sure whether it's possible or not, but can we retrive the files deleted accidentally? I think, this can be because, when we delete the file, it actually deletes an entry of inode from directory. But, if through some way, we are able to retrieve that deleted inode handle .. then

This idea i got from a folder called "Lost+found". please, help me ... F1 F1.

regards,
Mahesh

 

[ifincham]

Hi,

Yes, it can be done as long as you act quickly - i.e. don't write loads of new files in the meantime. There is a howto -->

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Ext2fs-Undeletion.html

There are a couple of tools available --> e2undel (

http://e2undel.sourceforge.net/)

and GtkRecover or Recover (

http://recover.sourceforge.net/linux/recover/)

Hope this helps