American_Jesus@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoDotfiles matter! Please stop dumping files in users’ $HOME directories.dotfiles-matter.clickexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1396arrow-down17
arrow-up1389arrow-down1external-linkDotfiles matter! Please stop dumping files in users’ $HOME directories.dotfiles-matter.clickAmerican_Jesus@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squarepitbuster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoUnless you disk was encrypted, you could have booted up a live distro and back up the files you needed (or even overwrite the shadow file to get a new password)
minus-squaremvirts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoAnd maybe could still get them with testdisk 😁
minus-squareguckfoogle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoI really did try so many forensic and recovery tools after remembering my password but with no luck 😂
minus-squaremvirts@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI’m glad you tried! Stories of needless data loss really get to me 😹
Unless you disk was encrypted, you could have booted up a live distro and back up the files you needed (or even overwrite the shadow file to get a new password)
And maybe could still get them with testdisk 😁
I really did try so many forensic and recovery tools after remembering my password but with no luck 😂
I’m glad you tried! Stories of needless data loss really get to me 😹