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Undelete files of a fat32 fs from GNU/Linux

Most usb mass storage media devices, including digital cameras, use a FAT32 filesystem to store its data. That’s mean that even when you just use GNU/Linux filesystems like ext2 or ext3 in your system, if you have an USB pendrive, camera, etc. you’ll be using also FAT32 filesystem within those devices.

I’ve a Nikon D60 but also a Sony Cybershot that I use for take fast pictures, as it fits in a pocket. This afternoon I lost some important pictures that I’ve taken since Dec./2008 -yes, I should dump my pictures from camera to PC often, but…- when I was copying them to my laptop.

I started to search for a recovery tool that I could use in Linux, and finally I’ve find it: TestDisk, a powerful free data recovery software. I’ve it installed on my Kubuntu before, and I did not know it. It did recover all my pictures, and its not just free as in “free beer”, is FREE as in “free spech” ;-)

1 comment to Undelete files of a fat32 fs from GNU/Linux

  • Rocky Stone

    Thank you very much for this post!
    Using TestDisk I was able to recover ALL my pictures from my digital camera that I accidentally deleted.

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