I had a linux plain text document file with close to 100000 lines, a size of 10 Mb. I accidentally overwrote the file via python code. But I got an exception in the middle of the code and think the file socket did not get closed properly. The new file has a few new lines (250) ,BUT the size of the file corresponds to the old one.
I was wondering if the old content will still be there within the file and any chances of recovering the same. I tried using TestDisk and poked around a little bit. But it did not have any option for working on a particular file or maybe I am doing it wrong. I dont have any expertise in file systems and would really appreciate any pointers on how to proceed.
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Sounds like the file still in use (opened by other application)
Try these steps
- Identify PID of the application that is still using the file by
lsof <fielname>, let's say 12345 for example - Go to /proc/12345/fd directory, hopefully you see a link that links to the file you want
- Try to copy it to another location
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No, It is not used by any other application. Thanks anyway! – username1234 Jul 14 '14 at 19:59