Restoring accidentally deleted files

It is possible to restore files and directories that have been deleted if a backup has been made.

In the directory where the files or directories that you are missing are located in, execute the command "df .", eg:

Linux $ df .
Filesystem           1k-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
thasos:/bogus_d/uid
                       4187328   3195424    991904  77% /bogus_h/uid
IRIX $ df .
Filesystem             Type  blocks     use     avail  %use Mounted on
thasos:/bogus_d/uid     nfs  8374616  6390856  1983760  77  /bogus_h/uid

Then login to the machine indicated in the first column (before the ":", inthe example above "thasos"). From that machine run the executable "dsm" and use the graphical user interface to locate the backup copy of your files and directories and restore them. The same program can be used to archive important files for prolonged periods of time.

Contact your local system administrator for more help.

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