Thread: A directory/folder has disappeared.

ubuntu 12.04
gnome3


large , important 'directory' has disappeared hard drive. directory had between 50 or 60 sub-directories , @ least 1000 files, pdfs, , images. became aware of shortly after using file manager transfer images sans disc in card reader subdirectory in directory disappeared.

went these forums read recovery. saw lots of post on recovering file little on recovering directories.

took image 5 minutes after happened.

code:

dave@dafydd:~$ cat /var/log/syslog | grep sda1  feb 27 15:51:30 dafydd kernel: [    1.367947]  sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 >  feb 27 15:51:30 dafydd kernel: [    2.062512] ext4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem ordered data mode. opts: (null)  feb 27 15:51:30 dafydd kernel: [   19.349960] ext4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. opts: errors=remount-ro,user_xattr  dave@dafydd:~$

i took after hour , reboot. means neither relevant.

code:

dave@dafydd:/var/log$  dmesg | grep sda1  [    1.367947]  sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 >  [    2.062512] ext4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem ordered data mode. opts: (null)  [   19.349960] ext4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. opts: errors=remount-ro,user_xattr  dave@dafydd:/var/log$

back in 8 bit era, (motorola 6809 , microware os-9), had raw disk editor let open disk in raw mode , edit/search data of file allocation table find location of files or directories. such animal exits linux?

if can put me on recovery applications, appreciate it. directory location of code/images/stuff club website administer.

thanks
dave

found.
had moved entire directory directory.

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