Shadows on Disk: Ext4 Deletion and Recovery
Files deleted with `rm` don’t vanish instantly. Ext4 leaves behind traces — shadows on disk — that can sometimes be recovered with tools like debugfs. Let’s look behind the curtain.
Files deleted with `rm` don’t vanish instantly. Ext4 leaves behind traces — shadows on disk — that can sometimes be recovered with tools like debugfs. Let’s look behind the curtain.