On Sun, 07 Apr 2002 22:31:01 -0400 "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Grabed a keyboard and said:
> Randy Kramer wrote: > > > There are ways to recover deleted files in Linux, especially > > if they are text files. IIUC, it is not fun -- you basically > > read the disk "raw" and then try to reassemble the files from > > clusters or whatever. > > > > The original poster did do a good thing (I think) if he tried > > to avoid using the system after he formatted the drive -- the > > most important thing in recovering files in dos / Windows is > > to stop saving files until you can run a file recovery > > program, as any new file might overwrite some portion of the > > deleted file. > > > > I know I'm mixing "deleted file" and "formatted partition" and > > probably confusing the issue -- may someone can clarify some > > of these points? > > > > Randy Kramer > > Hmm, somebody correct me if I'm wrong but if you really want to > protect that"deleted" file, then you must unmount that drive, or > there is a chance some other background app/daemon may use the > space in question...isn't that right? > > -- > Amen, GET That puppy unmounted ASAP if not sooner! As soon as Unix starts to write to it you're chances go down down down. James >
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