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Can Linux recovery tools recover permanently deleted files?

Linux recovery tools can really help you get back files that you deleted forever long as nothing else has been written over them. When you delete something your system gets rid of the link to it. The actual stuff stays on the disk for a little while. Tools like TestDisk and PhotoRec look closely at the disk to find and put back together files that are lost. Linux file recovery software is also great for getting data from drives that have been formatted or messed up.. If new stuff gets written over the old files it gets really hard or even impossible to get them back even if you are using really good Linux recovery tools, like Linux recovery tools.