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bitsbuffer
Asked: 2012-06-14 22:43:48 +0800 CST

Accidentally deleted a folder [duplicate]

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I've been using Ubuntu 12.04 and accidentally deleted a folder using Shift+Del.

Does anyone have any idea how to recover the folder?

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    Yes, you can use extundelete command. (extundelete is a utility to recover deleted files from ext3/ext4 partition.)

    Note that the partition must be unmounted before you recover. In most cases, you will have to shut down your computer and boot using an Ubuntu LiveCD/LiveUSB to be able to this.

    Steps to recover:

    • Install extundelete with:

      sudo apt-get install extundelete

    • Usage example:

      sudo extundelete --restore-directory /home/myself/Documents/deleted_folder/ /dev/sda1

    • The /dev/sda1 is the device name where the deleted data was.

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