# extundelete
> Recover deleted files from ext3 or ext4 partitions through their journal

## Summary
Recover deleted files from ext3/ext4 partitions using filesystem journal data

## Capabilities
- Recover deleted files from ext3 partitions
- Recover deleted files from ext4 partitions
- Read filesystem journal for recovery
- Recover individual files or directory trees

## When to Use
- When you accidentally deleted files on an ext3/ext4 filesystem
- When you need to recover data from a Linux partition

## When NOT to Use
- When the filesystem is not ext3 or ext4
- When the partition has been heavily written to after deletion

## Related Tools
- [testdisk](/tools/testdisk) (complementary)
- [undelete-btrfs](/tools/undelete-btrfs) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/extundelete
