being new to linux language and while trying to remove only a folder in appdata , after writing first few words "rm r- / mnt/,

i accidentally deleted enter..

so i rebooted , but can see only main folders appdata, iso, domain and system, after the reboot, all my other folders including download are deleted , is there a way to recover, kindly help, as have some important pictures, in a created folder, thanks.

tower-diagnostics-20230705-1422.zip

If you can't find by browsing disk1 you'll either have to restore from a backup or try your luck with recovery software like UFS Explorer.

thanks shall try it now

 

 

This won't help you now, but having been a Linux admin for many years - If you ever think the command you are typing might be destructive or could be if you accidentally hit Enter at the wrong time:

Type echo before that command, like this:

$ echo rm -rf /mnt/blah/blah

 

Then if you make a mistake, it'll just return your command on the command line, and won't do anything. When you are happy that you haven't made a terrible error, you can always press up arrow, then Control-a and remove the echo part. I find it particularly useful when doing batch jobs where a mistake might really ruin your day. A fake and not great example is:

$ for i in $(ls myfolder); do rm -rf $i; done

If you put an echo in there, it'll just display what it's going to do before you actually do it which can be a lifesaver:

$ for i in $(ls myfolder); do echo rm -rf $i; done

 

Just a tip because humans make mistakes all too often and just adding echo can really help prevent serious oopsies.

Edited July 6, 20233 yr by Delarius