Hi All,
I accidently delete all my files under a directory by using "rm *". Are there any way recoverying them? Thanks.
Best, BB Cao
If the files were on an ext3 filesystem, then from "Linux ext3 FAQ" (http://batleth.sapienti-sat.org/projects/FAQs/ext3-faq.html):
"Q: How can I recover (undelete) deleted files from my ext3 partition?
Actually, you can't! This is what one of the developers, Andreas Dilger, said about it:
In order to ensure that ext3 can safely resume an unlink after a crash, it actually zeros out the block pointers in the inode, whereas
ext2 just marks these blocks as unused in the block bitmaps and marks the inode as "deleted" and leaves the block pointers alone.
Your only hope is to "grep" for parts of your files that have been deleted and hope for the best."
Sorry for you, Vinicius.
