Today I mistakenly deleted the file I was working with on the last few months. On Ext4 FS, so I got some new white hair while experimenting with the r-linux recovering tool.
Advice: on Ext4 most probably the name of the file is lost, but date of the inode might be intact, so sort by time and look for your data in those thousands of inode76569u468 files. Better than just straightforwardly losing the data though.
Now I have automatic backups.
Today my working machine behaved weirdly after reboot, when I needed to make small changes fast, instead 3 hours of playing with usb drives, live isos, faulty nvme, obscure btrfs invocations. Backups would have saved me at least an hour. (I want to say that immediately after resolving those issues I’ve made and configured regular backups, but that would be a lie)
I want to say that immediately after resolving those issues I’ve made and configured regular backups, but that would be a lie
Do it now. Yes, right now. It is a 30-minute adventure: rsync here, some script there… And it will inevitably save your ass eventually.
Now I have automatic backups.
Nodding approvingly ;)
