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Old 07-22-2005, 05:50 AM   #1
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rm -rf *


hi
is there any way that I could recovery the data deleted usinf rm -rf command?

Its a bit urgent.
 
Old 07-22-2005, 05:56 AM   #2
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It depends what filesystem you are using. Google for recovery tools for your specific fs. As I understand it, ext2 is not too hard to recover, but reiserfs is a real nightmare.
 
Old 07-22-2005, 05:58 AM   #3
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try here
 
Old 07-22-2005, 06:18 AM   #4
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the file system i have is ext3. I have got a tool named disk editor. I have to try it. Are there any other tools?
 
Old 07-22-2005, 08:30 AM   #5
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hi there,
take a look here.
post number 5.
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