Re: [Hampshire] Ext3 and missing files

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Author: Vic
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Ext3 and missing files
> I don't know if it's too late (16 hrs since yr email) but I've a
> feeling that even after a file is rm'ed the disk inodes of the file
> are not erased, just put back on the free list... so if there has not
> been too much activity(*) the data may still be around in which case
> the hard-disk grep approach /might/ recover something?


I've heard good things about Photorec, as well - see
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec . Haven't used it myself,
though...

Vic.