Simon, /dev/sdb1 is formatted and mounted If ext3grep dumps the files in the root of the formated partition i'm ok with that.
Rob On 09/16/2010 01:06 PM, Simon Vass wrote: > Rob, > > Sounds dumb but try ext3grep /dev/sdb1 --dump-names |grep 'vdi' > > Sorry to hear of your Avast woes! Did the VDI contain a Windows Partition > that was infected? > > > > Simon Vass > Technical Manager > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > email: [email protected] > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gipukan" <[email protected]> > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:58:20 PM GMT +03:00 Iraq > Subject: [LUG] ext3grep > > Hey guys, need some help with ext3grep > > I don't get the manpage properly I think. > > Avast for Ubuntu deleted a virtual box vdi file. The vdi is the > harddrive for an os within viertual box. > > It was located in my home folder under /.VirtualBox/HardDisks/ > > The way I want to unerase the file I think is: > > ext3grep --dump-names /dev/sdb1 | grep 'vdi' > > I would rather only have it look under the folder /.VirtualBox and have > it restore to an already formated volume. > > What am I not getting here? > > Rob > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
