MagicRescue
MagicRescue
http://jbj.rapanden.dk/magicrescue/
Magic Rescue scans a block device for file types it knows how to recover and calls an external program to extract them. It looks at "magic bytes" in file contents, so it can be used both as an undelete utility and for recovering a corrupted drive or partition. As long as the file data is there, it will find it. It works on any file system, but on very fragmented file systems it can only recover the first chunk of each file. These chunks can be as big as 50MB, however.
Documentation
User manpage available in HTML format from http://jbj.rapanden.dk/magicrescue/manpage.html
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2orlater | Janet Casey | 5 March 2004 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Jonas Jensen | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | |
| Bug Tracking,Developer,Support | mailto:jbj@knef.dk |
Software prerequisites
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 19 May 2005.
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