how to restore a file deleted just 5 min ago...

dEnDrOn · 06-21-2012, 09:23 PM

i was tweaking with a mkv file for 2 hours and accidentally deleted it 5 min ago...nothing has been changed...no log out...no update...nothing so far.

is there any way i can get that file?
please help me asap..

abi0909 · 06-21-2012, 11:07 PM

Unfortunately file once deleted is deleted.

No way you can recover them using Unix. Maybe some third party tools .. But am not aware of any...

chrism01 · 06-22-2012, 01:50 AM

1. stop using that partition
2. try photorec and/or testdisk

BashTin · 06-22-2012, 06:57 AM

What file system are you using? Use the command 'mount' to find out. I use reiser fs and when I had this problem I used 'reiserfsck --rebuild-tree' Read the man pages but be careful, it has an element of danger (apparently).

BashTin.

John VV · 06-22-2012, 07:03 AM

well this time you might be out of luck .
As chrism01 pointed out
you you STOP right then and there and DO NOT use that partition or download anything -- you STOP

if / or /home
do not even log out or turn off the machine

then use photorec

now for "system rescue cd " burn a copy and for next time
http://www.sysresccd.org/SystemRescueCd_Homepage
you do need to reboot

and keep a copy of extundelete installed
http://extundelete.sourceforge.net/

however it can ONLY be used on an UNMOUNTED partition