Rm a file by mistake

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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Hi,

I removed a file (video) in mnt/sda1 is it possible to recover it?
thanks

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yes possible but not guaranteed. assume it is an external drive (e.g. usb stick) you are referring to, so best to unmount it gracefully, attach to full linux machine, do a full disk copy backup then try to recover files. you can search for linux recovery tools, there are plenty, pick the one you like the best.

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(@grrr2 covered it..here's a draft messaged I forgot to post:)

Is it a HDD, possibly.

I would immediately turn off the drive and not use it until you're ready to attempt recovery.

  • Unrelated to OpenWrt though
  • If the video is valuable, I would consider professional disk recovery services
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