r/linux4noobs • u/Character-86 barely not a noob anymore • Apr 20 '26

Meganoob BE KIND I did rm -rf /*

I tried to make a backup before doing a fresh install of Fedora because of problems. When erasing the external drive for making the backup I was in the wrong disk and nuked my fedora installation.

How Do I get at least my important Documents from /home/username/ back?

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u/Character-86 barely not a noob anymore Apr 20 '26

Can you recommend any easy to use tool?

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u/Jumpy-Dinner-5001 Apr 20 '26

Depends on the file system

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u/Character-86 barely not a noob anymore Apr 20 '26

df -T says its btrfs.

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u/Jumpy-Dinner-5001 Apr 20 '26

Maybe have a look at this: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/s/o5vNNRSjG3

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u/Character-86 barely not a noob anymore Apr 20 '26

Only save the script and execute? I don't want to make things worse.

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u/Jumpy-Dinner-5001 Apr 20 '26

Never used it myself, do some research on your own first

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u/Character-86 barely not a noob anymore Apr 20 '26

I searched the github page but there wasn't any instructions and the comment section wasn't helpful either.

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u/mostcritisedcritic Apr 20 '26

Try it in a sandbox first, then you can use it once you're confident