Undeleting files on ReiserFS partition

Undeleting files on ReiserFS partition

[Peter Edstrom]

Hello!

I just accidently deleted some files that I really shouldn't have done,
ironically during a backup process. Is there any way I can recreate the
files, like the 'undelete' applications for Windows (I think Symantec 
has made one)? The files were located on a ReiserFS partition.

Please, tell me there is a way of undeleting the files... those were
all my bookmarks and Mozilla Firebird settings. :-)

Thanks in advance,
Peter
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Re: Undeleting files on ReiserFS partition

[Peter Edstrom]

I admit I didn't google on the problem before posting here. Now as I've
done that, I see it's a quite common problem, without an arbitrary
solution. The only way I've found out to 'undelete' files is to rebuild
the entire file system tree, using reiserfsck with the '--rebuild-tree'
parameter. I think, however, that this is more pain than gain, so I'll
just grieve and hope I'll learn something from this... that is for
exemple, to make backups. :-)

/Peter

> Hello!
> 
> I just accidently deleted some files that I really shouldn't have done,
> ironically during a backup process. Is there any way I can recreate the
> files, like the 'undelete' applications for Windows (I think Symantec 
> has made one)? The files were located on a ReiserFS partition.
> 
> Please, tell me there is a way of undeleting the files... those were
> all my bookmarks and Mozilla Firebird settings. :-)
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Peter
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Re: Undeleting files on ReiserFS partition

[Cristian CHIRILOV]

Hello,

As far as i know reiserfs doesn't support undelete.

However, if you run reiserfsck with option --rebuild-tree, it will rebuild
the entire file system tree using leaf nodes found on the device and
*probably* (i'm not 100% sure) relink your deleted files.

I advise you to backup the partition first.

dd if=/dev/partition of=yourbackupfie
losetup /dev/loop7 yourbackupfile

reiserfsck --rebuild-tree --scan-whole-partition /dev/loop7
mount /dev/loop7 <mountpoint>


GOOD LUCK!




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