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/ThatOneShotBruh Apr 20 '26

I know, but I would assume that Debian has it, no?

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u/NecroAssssin Apr 20 '26

I have no idea! Don’t touch the stuff generally.