RecoverPy - Interactively find and recover deleted or overwritten files from your terminal

Feb 2, 2022

RecoverPy

You can already find plenty of solutions to recover deleted files, but it can be a hassle to recover overwritten files. RecoverPy searches through every block of your partition to find your request.

Demo

Installation

penguin RecoverPy is currently only available on Linux systems.

arrow_right Dependancies

Mandatory: To list and search through your partitions, recoverpy uses grepdd, and lsblk commands.

Optional: To display real time grep progress, you can install progress.

To install all dependencies:

  • Debian-like: apt install grep coreutils util-linux progress
  • Arch: pacman -S grep coreutils util-linux progress
  • Fedora: dnf install grep coreutils util-linux progress

arrow_right Installation from pip

python3 -m pip install recoverpy

Usage

python3 -m recoverpy

red_circle You must have root access to use recoverpy.

If you are not logged as root use sudo recoverpy or log in....

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