extundelete

Recover deleted files from ext3 or ext4 partitions by parsing the journal. See also date for Unix time information and umount for unmounting partitions. More information: https://extundelete.sourceforge.net.

  • Restore all deleted files inside partition N on device X:

sudo extundelete /dev/sdXN --restore-all

  • Restore a file from a path relative to root (Do not start the path with /):

extundelete /dev/sdXN --restore-file path/to/file

  • Restore a directory from a path relative to root (Do not start the path with /):

extundelete /dev/sdXN --restore-directory path/to/directory

  • Restore all files deleted after January 1st, 2020 (in Unix time):

extundelete /dev/sdXN --restore-all --after 1577840400

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