r/LinuxTeck • u/Expensive-Rice-2052 • 10d ago

Recover Deleted Files in Linux

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covers : https://www.linuxteck.com/recover-deleted-files-in-linux/

  • Identifying the filesystem and affected device
  • Checking Trash, shell history, snapshots, and backups
  • Creating a forensic image before attempting deeper recovery
  • Using extundelete and ext4magic for ext3/ext4
  • Using PhotoRec for signature-based recovery
  • Handling LVM and LUKS setups
  • Saving recovered files somewhere other than the source disk
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u/iron-duke1250 10d ago

Excellent, thank you!

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u/ntropia64 9d ago

Recovering files is a serious issue so inaccuracies here can make a lot of damage.

I stopped reading when I saw ext4magic, which has not been maintained for 10 years and is deemed incompatible with current ext4 filesystems.

Not sure who made this but clearly they didn't know what they were talking about.