Sometimes, you may lose important data—whether by accident or due to a lack of knowledge. This detailed, step-by-step guide provides a structured approach to recovering lost files in Linux using a ...

Dealing with data loss is quite tricky. You might encounter a malware threat that suddenly deletes important files. The odds of a natural disaster are also there, but they are not as common, ...

We frequently use photorec in our workflow when doing file carving to recover client data. Unfortunately, photorec recovers a LOT of files which are not relevant to the end user, particularly files ...

There are many ways to clean up or remove files, including using commands such as rm (remove), rmdir (remove directory), shred, and unlink. The rm (remove) command is the most obvious way to remove ...

A fresh release of Rescuezilla, a free Ubuntu-based rescue disk for imaging the drives of a sickly computer, is available. Rescuezilla 2.5 is a handy tool to have around, even if you are lucky and you ...

TestDisk is a powerful open-source tool designed to recover lost partitions and undelete files on different file systems, including FAT, NTFS, and ext2/ext3/ext4. Simply install TestDisk using your ...

Memory cards are an excellent way to transfer information between mobile devices, digital cameras and PCs. If you receive a “Damaged Memory Card – Please Format ...

File restoration utilities are one of the most important programs in a Linux administrator’s toolkit. They provide the ability to recover deleted files, even in cases where the disk is either ...