deleted file by accident in fedora
 

i was working on a file and accidentally deleted it on , is it possible to recover it?

How did you delete it?
rm -f or shift+delete ?

Hi,
Even I faced similar problem one day.
I deleted few files with "rm" command.
But Linux is very clever. It maintains backup files.
Just open terminal and go to the directory/folder where you kept the file/s using "cd" command.
Now list the content of that folder using "ls".
You will see the backup files as "xyz.txt~"
Open it and save.

Or if you cannot find any, try the procedure given here:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linuxu...ted-files.html

If you have deleted with

And backup file is not available. You may need to have look at recovery softwares like photorec,testdisk,RIP.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2064953_reco...les-linux.html

I have used this method with varying success

i got it thanks

It's not "clever" or a default. Backups only get made in a few cases.


That is an old procedure and only handles text snippets.


That used to work on ext2 file-systems. Journalling filesystems are a different thing.


That is the best advice.