[Leaplist] Can a deleted file be recovered on one's personal computer?

[Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier]

On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Hank Lambert <hank at hanklambert.com> wrote:
> Root directory files cannot be recovered in this manner because you need to
> unmount the directory that contains the file you deleted, and the root
> directory is always mounted.

You can boot the system with a live CD and mount the filesystem that way.

Best,

Zonker
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