recover file

[mailsrinu28]

Hi,
I have removed a file from commmand prompt using rm -rf command,
is it possible to recover the file again?

is ant command available to do it?

thanks in advance,
sri.

[devils casper]

i dont think its possible to recover file after deleting through 'rm'. i will be glad fi someone prove me wrong.






casper

[drl]

Hi.

I've always considered it a rite of passage to remove a file unintentionally.

There are more than 1M hits resulting from Google search for "recover linux file after remove".

As time goes on, the likelihood of recovery becomes less and less because you placed the storage for the file in the available pool, new files are being created, and they will consume space that is available on the disk. In most cases for me, it has seemed to be more trouble to stop production, find an appropriate tool, and spend the time searching for the data, compared to reconstructing the file.

Without trying to preach, this is one reason why backups are important. Even for small files like scripts, I often use a small version control mechanism for temporary backup so that I quickly can get to a previous version. I backup files nightly to disk, and every now and then I place important files on DVD. Time is the precious commodity for me, not disk space, computer time, or media costs.

If you are unlucky and these kinds of things happen to you frequently, you might consider making your own version of rm that will place items in a trash directory, which in turn gets emptied daily, weekly, etc.

Sorry to hear of your misfortune, but it's a good lesson on many levels ... cheers, drl

[Marsolin]

I'd give TestDisk or Foremost a try.