If you mount the partition readonly, it is probably safe. Not mounting at all is safer. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DataRecovery http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man8/e2undel.8.html http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man8/debugfs.8.html Check your own manpages. It is not necessary to copy the device image for a few files. It is necessary to copy recovered/discovered files to another device or at least another partition. Raj wrote: > 'photorec' recovers deleted files - not sure about deleted folders but > you can give it a try > > I would recommend you stop using the disk until you have managed to at > least try recovery - the more you use it, the lesser the chances of > recovering deleted files successfully. > > --Raj. > > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:11 PM, NORMA GOLDSMITH <nrgoldsmith [ at ] rogers [ dot ] com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> >> >> Would you know of a Linux expert who could recover a deleted folder? >> When I realized what I had done, I did click on Cancel but I can't see >> superficial evidence that it stopped the delete action. I've been >> using a Mepis distribution. >> >> >> >> I am switching computers and also need to know if copying files to the >> new computer would be detrimental to the possibility of recovering the >> deleted folder. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any help or advice you can give to me, >> >> Norma Goldsmith >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux mailing list >> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > >