A Brief Discussion on Anti-Deletion Methods for File Systems in Linux - Beginner's Guide - AoLinux - aolinux.wannish.com

by jsonic on 2007-08-29 20:38:06

As a multi-user, multi-tasking operating system, once a file is deleted under Linux, it is difficult to recover. Although the delete command only marks the file node as deleted and does not actually clear the file content, other users and some processes with disk write actions will quickly overwrite these data. However, for home single-machine use of Linux, or timely remediation after accidental deletion, recovery is still possible.