On Thu, 2005-04-14 at 20:01 +0200, Matthias Kaeppler wrote: > Hi, > > well, I just deinstalled the cvs daemon cvsd, and the author decided > that if deinstalled with --purge, not only the cvs repository, but also > its parent directory with all other subdirectories should be removed... > Brilliant idea, now everything I have ever programmed in my life is > lost, because the cvs repository was only one subdirectory among others > in a "projects" directory, which was also completely removed. > > Now, before I start sending hate mails to the author/packager, is there > any way to recover deleted data from en ext3 filesystem? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Pull out the CD-R to which you backed up your project directory. No, I'm not trying to be flippant. For the past 50 years, people/ organizations that don't make backups don't have any right to whine about lost data. Eve so, you should file a critical bug against cvsd, since the deinstall "causes serious data loss". -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "To be a statesman, you must first get elected." Senator J. William Fulbright (D-AR)
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