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Recovering permanently deleted files from Readynas Pro
Hello, How do you recover deleted files from a Readynas Pro? I deleted a share thinking it would do that like under Windows. I know I will lose the directory structure and the files names and e...
I don't know of a good way to do this. You could try installing extundelete using ssh I guess.
Of course if there are disk writes, the ability to repair rapidly disappears.
If you had the network recycle bin enabled, you might be able to get some data back from there.
Are you still running OS4.2.x on the Pro? I've never had that issue, but I've been running OS6.x on mine for some time. Since the Debian distro on whihc OS4.2.x is based is so old, you may have to update your repository list.
That’s right, I am running 4.2.31
first things first, I must get that extundelete running.
how do I upgrade th repository list?
who’s willing to help?
then what do you mean? Can my old NAS be upgraded to the 6.x version os?
how?
can you provide a link for the procedure?
I've not run a 4.2.x system for some time. Unavailability of current packages was a significant part of my decision. So, I'm afraid I can't help you with specifics. But I stress again that if you are having to ask this type of question, you may want to consider getting paid assistance before something goes terribly wrong.
Yes, you can upgrade to 6.x. Instructions were posted over 4 years ago. OS6-now-works-on-x86-Legacy-WARNING-NO-NTGR-SUPPORT. Don't go past the first page, as most of the rest is no longer applicable.
Thank you for the link.
Gosh, isn’t there anybody that can guide through the simple steps of downloading extundelete and its dépendancies from an alternate source, copy them on the Nas with putty, and run some simple install commands?
I was a sysadmin for Windows servers and exchange for 13 years. I think i can manage. I just don,t have the time to forage the net for the answers.
@ There may be somebody who is willing/able to guide you through setting up the xtrips1 wrote:Thank you for the link.
Gosh, isn’t there anybody that can guide through the simple steps of downloading extundelete and its dépendancies from an alternate source, copy them on the Nas with putty, and run some simple install commands?
I was a sysadmin for Windows servers and exchange for 13 years. I think i can manage. I just don,t have the time to forage the net for the answers.
If you think that's how applications are installed in Linux, then that's part of the problem. You are expecting it to work like Windows and it doesn't. Your Windows experience is not any help here. There may be somebody who is willing to tell you how to set up repositories for Debian Etch, which was EOL 7 years ago, I'm just not that person. It's not "simple" as you state, and there are not many users in the Forum with that level of experience. I moved to OS6 precisely because I did not want to have to deal with that. If you do something wrong, you can totally mess up the NAS operating system and your chance of recovery goes to zero (assuming it's not that already).
There is one command that should do it all apt-get install extundelete. But for that to work, your sources.list has to point to the now-archived Debian Etch repository and you have to do an apt-get update after the list is updated. And, of course, somebody has to have made a version of the program for Etch, or else you'll have to compile it yourself.
One thing to your advantage here is that the ReadyNAS has separate OS and data partitions, so installing an application won't overwrite some of your deleted data.
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