use debugfs devname and type lsdel & dump to restore the inode (This can be done without unmounting the partition
Ramesh ----- Original Message ----- From: "nate" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:22 AM Subject: Re: How can i recover files if they were removed accidentally > anil garrepally said: > > Hi, > > > > Is there any way to recover the files,which were removed by using "rm" > > command.Is there any tools available regarding this. > > > best bet: > > restore from backups > > > recovering deleting files is very difficult. if the filesystem > is ext2/ext3 you could run debugfs(I think). there are also some > scripts available to help automate file recovery. > > But unless your files are REALLY important and are worth you > spending a long time(hours, maybe days) trying to reconstruct > files from recovered inodes(assuming the entire data set from > the file can be recovered) then it's best just not even trying. > > I read somewhere, that filesystem space that was recently deleted > is the first space that's re-allocated. not sure if it is true or > not, or if it applied to the linux filesystems or not..for some > reason it stuck in my head. > > I've tried to recover files in the past to no avail. > > there is a way to help future deletions, search freshmeat, but > that won't help you if the software wasn't running at the time > of the deletion. > > nate > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
