Shredding/secure erasing stuff have the very same problem as encryption does. Someone will always find a way to break it sooner or later. Until that happens, better backup your data.
Not only can you not recover your files, but this is one reason why BleachBit is overkill for Linux.
Linux is pretty skilled at cleaning up after itself, and there's no application for a "system cleaner" like CCleaner on Windows.
BleachBit is definitely what you want if you want to securely delete personal data or think it's a solution to eradicating a rootkit, which, as you have discovered, means it is gone forever.
BleachBit is made to securely delete files by overwriting them several times (or similar methods).
Your data is gone. Make a backup next time.
Bleachbit says you can't:
http://www.bleachbit.org/documentation/shred-files-wipe-disk
Shredding/secure erasing stuff have the very same problem as encryption does. Someone will always find a way to break it sooner or later. Until that happens, better backup your data.
Not only can you not recover your files, but this is one reason why BleachBit is overkill for Linux.
Linux is pretty skilled at cleaning up after itself, and there's no application for a "system cleaner" like CCleaner on Windows.
BleachBit is definitely what you want if you want to securely delete personal data or think it's a solution to eradicating a rootkit, which, as you have discovered, means it is gone forever.
You may be able to do a System Restore and retrieve some files depending on the length of time and automatic restore point creation.