extundelete
Recover deleted files from ext3 or ext4 partitions by parsing the journal. See alsodate
for Unix time information andumount
for unmounting partitions. More information: http://extundelete.sourceforge.net.
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Restore all deleted files inside partition N on device X:
sudo extundelete {{/dev/sdXN}} --restore-all
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Restore a file from a path relative to root (Do not start the path with
/
):
extundelete {{/dev/sdXN}} --restore-file {{path/to/file}}
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Restore a directory from a path relative to root (Do not start the path with
/
):
extundelete {{/dev/sdXN}} --restore-directory {{path/to/directory}}
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Restore all files deleted after January 1st, 2020 (in Unix time):
extundelete {{/dev/sdXN}} --restore-all --after {{1577840400}}
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