The first thing you want to do is unmount the filesystem that file
resided on so no data will be written over it. Below is a HOWTO
on how to undelete files from ext2 file systems. Give it a
read.
-
http://linux.com/howto/mini/Ext2fs-Undeletion.html
Hope this helps,
Eden
Gordon Chamberlin <
glac@visualizeinc.com> wrote:
> Ok, I finally did it. I deleted a 18 meg file that I really needed. DOH!
>
> It is my understanding that with disk editors I can retrieve, some if not all of the file.
>
> Does anyone have a good recommendation for an ext2 editor useful for getting lost files?
>
> Thanks,
> from The eVillage Idiot
> --
> Gordon Chamberlin Software Architect
> Visualize, Inc. http://www.visualizeinc.com
> (602) 861-0999 ext. 14 glac@visualizeinc.com
>
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