recovering deleted files

[Ric Moore]

On 03/11/2013 03:38 AM, Amichai Rotman wrote:
> Ric,
>
> I don't know where you stand with this by now, but if you've lost the
> files (happens to the best among us, to me too...) you can use this case
> as a learning experience.

That wasn't me, the OP was Rikona.

> I use Dropbox to sync my most important files. My main Data disk
> suddenly failed (ticked for a day, then suddenly died - with all my data
> on it...
> I re-installed the system (the / partition was also on that disk) and
> restored all my important documents in a flash after installing and
> configuring Dropbox. You can choose to use another such service. I just
> find Dropbox to be the most hustle free and reliable.
>
> I strongly recommend to use a separate partitions, or even disks, for
> Data and System files. This way one can always re-install the system
> without touvhing the important Data.

I've been advocating the use of /opt on a separate partition for a long 
time, since the Caldera days when they used it to keep purchased 
licensed software there. We got some good stuff from Ray Noorda and paid 
through the nose for it all.

Now, I have all of my home directory directories, like Videos, Pictures, 
etc. all as links to the /opt directory partition where they reside. 
Then, when I do a clean install, all of my personal docs and data are 
safely there. I format only the / (root) partition and I am cleanly 
installed. I just make my links again, and back in business. I've had a 
couple of upgrades go ape before. So, being prepared for the worst is 
not a bad thing.

But yes, I blew off /usr/sbin once with rm -rf
The sky cracked open, too. :) Ric




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