Linux System

Are you a Linux user and currently facing file deletion especially after a power outage? If yes, then this is the perfect place you have stumbled upon. You may have lost the files owing to different reasons but you should not worry as these files could be recovered using in-built Linux tools. If these tools are unable to restore the files, then you should use a third-party Linux data recovery software to do the needful.

Let us assume a case wherein you are working on an ext2-based Linux system during which there is an electricity cut and the system is turned off. When the power is restored, you find that some files, on which you were working, are not there.

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When a Linux system starts up, the system is started with LiLo (LInux LOader), which is a system file. After that the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) section, after doing some tests, transfers the control to the MBR (Master Boot Record) where the LILO is stored. One big plus of using it is that the booting process becomes real fast especially when stored in the MBR. But at times, the operating system gets corrupt as it also involves modification in the MBR while booting, which may lead to inaccessible system. There are various workarounds to recover and restore your valuable data. If none of them is successful, then the best alternative is to use a third-party Linux data recovery software.

Let us take an example in which you start your Linux system but it fails to boot properly. The boot process displays ‘LIL’ on the screen.

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Now we’re going to have a look at and talk about some of the “main” Linux system directories.

Logging In as “Equivalent to root” To See Some System Direcotories

You will need to log in and “work as root” to view the contents of the Linux system directories below.

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