Comments on: Recovering Deleted Data in Linux Ext3 Filesystem: Use Trash Can

By: applexsoft

applexsoft — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:29:54 +0000

Yeah thats the point – if you use the trash, you can recover the deleted files easily

By: Adhil Azeez NV

Adhil Azeez NV — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:14:27 +0000

Also try http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/recovering-a-deleted-file-on-ext3…-almost-there-441914/ . In this thread #11 reply contains some links to some data recovery tools

By: Adhil Azeez NV

Adhil Azeez NV — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:53:36 +0000

Hi there,
And if you really want your deleted files back, there is a somewhat difficult way. http://www.ubuntugeek.com/recover-deleted-files-with-foremostscalpel-in-ubuntu.html . Disclaimer: I never tried this. If you guys use that in a wrong way it can even result in a bulk data loss.

By: BinnyVA

BinnyVA — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:48:38 +0000

@ckyeu
I know how you feel – I hate learning stuff the hard way.

By: ckyeu

ckyeu — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:40:27 +0000

I just lost a whole day’s work. I dont know whether to cry or laugh!! Anyway, point driven home.

By: Recuperación de archivos borrados en linux y cómo convertir un sistema de archivos UFS de ext3 a ext2 | Linux && PHP @ NomikOS - BLOG

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:27:16 +0000

[...] Aquí hay una buena explicación de por que no se pueden recucuperar archivos en ext3 http://lindesk.com/2009/01/recovering-deleted-data-linux-ext3-filesystem-use-trash-can/. [...]

By: Carb0n

Carb0n — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:22:30 +0000

I use trash…

Nowadays (lessons learned) I refrain from rm(1) from the command line.

The only thing I shift-del are movie files left over after converting them to a saner format, .torrent files that are completed. etc etc.

By: BinnyVA

BinnyVA — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:43:50 +0000

@Amit
I did not think about the rm command – nice tip.

By: Amit Agarwal

Amit Agarwal — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:27:01 +0000

what I do is to make sure that rm command also moves the file to particular directory rather than deleting them, as and when necessary on the particular system. Then I have a cron running every second day to clean that directory. Works for me.

By: What is KDE?

What is KDE? — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:11:14 +0000

You Re 100% correct. As part of my setup of a new system, I do remove the confirm dialog from the Delete action, to encourage trashcan use. The only things that I Shift-Delete are very large files such as videos or .iso files.