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how do i recover deleted files after selecting "delete all" option

Asked by missacrane

when i was moving documents from one folder to the next, i deleted them from one folder before i added them to the other and when i was prompted to delete them it said "Cannot move file to trash, do you want to delete immediately?" and i selected "DELETE ALL" and now i can't recover them, pls help! can i recover my deleted files?

i'm running linux Ubuntu 8.04 and GNOME 2.22.3 if any of that helps.

thank you so much for any help!

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Steven Rose (steveydoteu) said : 		#1

Firstly, please try and mark questions with the appropriate package, it will aid in you getting the answer you require much faster :) I feel nautilus is far more appropriate here than firefox-3.0, I have altered it.

With regard to file recovery I have not come across a tried and tested method myself, probably not most helpful, but I suggest regular backups as a far simpler solution in future.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#2

Hi,
try not writing on the device anymore, instead shut down and boot from LiveCD.
Howto:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DataRecovery

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCdRecovery

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dan (py-69) said : 		#3

hi i would like to no how to bring back some deleted history?

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