Restoring Last saved Text File
I was just reading some text file and some keys were pressed by me on keyboard and all text was gone from that text file and by mistake I closed that file by "closed with saving" option. This text file is very important for me. I have checked it as hidden file in that folder but It is not showing. I have also used command sudo strings /dev/mem but it is showing some text which I can't understand and I also used sudo strings /dev/mem | grep -r some text of file but It got paused and not showing anything.
So, I would like to know, Is there any way to go to last saved state of that text file. Please help.
data-recovery text-editor
asked Jan 16 at 11:56
ankitankit
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I was just reading some text file and some keys were pressed by me on keyboard and all text was gone from that text file and by mistake I closed that file by "closed with saving" option. This text file is very important for me. I have checked it as hidden file in that folder but It is not showing. I have also used command sudo strings /dev/mem but it is showing some text which I can't understand and I also used sudo strings /dev/mem | grep -r some text of file but It got paused and not showing anything.
So, I would like to know, Is there any way to go to last saved state of that text file. Please help.
data-recovery text-editor
asked Jan 16 at 11:56
ankitankit
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this answer on a similar question might help: askubuntu.com/a/3912/631600
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:03
@RoVo Thanks for the response. I have used extundelete but after running the command , it is showing "Bad magic number in super-block when trying to open filesystem /dev/sda4 " . I am also new to ubuntu. Can you please help ?
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:34
the answer i linked isgrep -a -B 25 -A 100 'containing string' /dev/sda1 > result.txt
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:35
@RoVo , I have used it but it is showing no such file or directory although path is correct. Please check where I have written wrong in the command : grep -a -B 25 -A 100 'gateoverflow.in' /home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txt > result.txt ....My file has name GOVol3Practice and it is on Desktop.
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:53
Replace/home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txtwith the path to your device (/dev/sdXY).
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:58
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I was just reading some text file and some keys were pressed by me on keyboard and all text was gone from that text file and by mistake I closed that file by "closed with saving" option. This text file is very important for me. I have checked it as hidden file in that folder but It is not showing. I have also used command sudo strings /dev/mem but it is showing some text which I can't understand and I also used sudo strings /dev/mem | grep -r some text of file but It got paused and not showing anything.
So, I would like to know, Is there any way to go to last saved state of that text file. Please help.
data-recovery text-editor
asked Jan 16 at 11:56
ankitankit
1
I was just reading some text file and some keys were pressed by me on keyboard and all text was gone from that text file and by mistake I closed that file by "closed with saving" option. This text file is very important for me. I have checked it as hidden file in that folder but It is not showing. I have also used command sudo strings /dev/mem but it is showing some text which I can't understand and I also used sudo strings /dev/mem | grep -r some text of file but It got paused and not showing anything.
So, I would like to know, Is there any way to go to last saved state of that text file. Please help.
data-recovery text-editor
data-recovery text-editor
asked Jan 16 at 11:56
ankitankit
1
asked Jan 16 at 11:56
ankitankit
1
asked Jan 16 at 11:56
ankitankit
1
asked Jan 16 at 11:56
ankitankit
1
asked Jan 16 at 11:56
ankitankit
1
1
1
this answer on a similar question might help: askubuntu.com/a/3912/631600
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:03
@RoVo Thanks for the response. I have used extundelete but after running the command , it is showing "Bad magic number in super-block when trying to open filesystem /dev/sda4 " . I am also new to ubuntu. Can you please help ?
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:34
the answer i linked isgrep -a -B 25 -A 100 'containing string' /dev/sda1 > result.txt
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:35
@RoVo , I have used it but it is showing no such file or directory although path is correct. Please check where I have written wrong in the command : grep -a -B 25 -A 100 'gateoverflow.in' /home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txt > result.txt ....My file has name GOVol3Practice and it is on Desktop.
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:53
Replace/home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txtwith the path to your device (/dev/sdXY).
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:58
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this answer on a similar question might help: askubuntu.com/a/3912/631600
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:03
@RoVo Thanks for the response. I have used extundelete but after running the command , it is showing "Bad magic number in super-block when trying to open filesystem /dev/sda4 " . I am also new to ubuntu. Can you please help ?
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:34
the answer i linked isgrep -a -B 25 -A 100 'containing string' /dev/sda1 > result.txt
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:35
@RoVo , I have used it but it is showing no such file or directory although path is correct. Please check where I have written wrong in the command : grep -a -B 25 -A 100 'gateoverflow.in' /home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txt > result.txt ....My file has name GOVol3Practice and it is on Desktop.
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:53
Replace/home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txtwith the path to your device (/dev/sdXY).
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:58
1
1
this answer on a similar question might help: askubuntu.com/a/3912/631600
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:03
this answer on a similar question might help: askubuntu.com/a/3912/631600
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:03
@RoVo Thanks for the response. I have used extundelete but after running the command , it is showing "Bad magic number in super-block when trying to open filesystem /dev/sda4 " . I am also new to ubuntu. Can you please help ?
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:34
@RoVo Thanks for the response. I have used extundelete but after running the command , it is showing "Bad magic number in super-block when trying to open filesystem /dev/sda4 " . I am also new to ubuntu. Can you please help ?
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:34
the answer i linked is
grep -a -B 25 -A 100 'containing string' /dev/sda1 > result.txt– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:35
the answer i linked is
grep -a -B 25 -A 100 'containing string' /dev/sda1 > result.txt– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:35
@RoVo , I have used it but it is showing no such file or directory although path is correct. Please check where I have written wrong in the command : grep -a -B 25 -A 100 'gateoverflow.in' /home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txt > result.txt ....My file has name GOVol3Practice and it is on Desktop.
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:53
@RoVo , I have used it but it is showing no such file or directory although path is correct. Please check where I have written wrong in the command : grep -a -B 25 -A 100 'gateoverflow.in' /home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txt > result.txt ....My file has name GOVol3Practice and it is on Desktop.
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:53
Replace
/home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txt with the path to your device (/dev/sdXY).– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:58
Replace
/home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txt with the path to your device (/dev/sdXY).– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:58
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this answer on a similar question might help: askubuntu.com/a/3912/631600
– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:03
@RoVo Thanks for the response. I have used extundelete but after running the command , it is showing "Bad magic number in super-block when trying to open filesystem /dev/sda4 " . I am also new to ubuntu. Can you please help ?
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:34
the answer i linked is
grep -a -B 25 -A 100 'containing string' /dev/sda1 > result.txt– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:35
@RoVo , I have used it but it is showing no such file or directory although path is correct. Please check where I have written wrong in the command : grep -a -B 25 -A 100 'gateoverflow.in' /home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txt > result.txt ....My file has name GOVol3Practice and it is on Desktop.
– ankit
Jan 16 at 12:53
Replace
/home/ankit/Desktop/GOVol3Practice.txtwith the path to your device (/dev/sdXY).– RoVo
Jan 16 at 12:58