RECOVERFS.SSDFS(8)

✨ RECOVERFS.SSDFS ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to the recoverfs.ssdfs(8) page — this is the System Administration Commands era and honestly? kind of iconic. 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

recoverfs.ssdfs [options] device root-folder

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so recoverfs.ssdfs is literally the rescue mission for your corrupted SSDFS volume. no cap. it pulls data out of damaged or corrupted SSDFS file systems by extracting the readable stuff into a root folder you pick. it's giving data recovery main character energy. ✨

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💖 OPTIONS 💖

• -d, --debug — show debug output, so you can peek at what's going on behind the scenes 👀
• -h, --help — display the help message and exit, like a little map before the adventure 🗺️
• -j, --threads number — define the threads number for parallel processing, because multitasking is a vibe 🔥
• -t, --timestamp minute=value,hour=value,day=value,month=value,year=value — define the timestamp of files state to recover. all parameters are required: minute (0-60), hour (0-24), day (1-31), month (1-12), year (>=1970). yes bestie, all of them, no skipping 🙈
• -q, --quiet — quiet execution, super useful for scripts (shhh 🤫)
• -V, --version — print version and exit, the classic ✨

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🎀 ARGUMENTS 🎀

• device — the device or image file containing the corrupted SSDFS file system. this is the patient 🩺
• root-folder — the destination folder where recovered files will be extracted. it gets created if it doesn't exist, which is lowkey convenient 💅

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🌈 OPERATION 🌈

recoverfs.ssdfs attempts to recover data from corrupted SSDFS volumes by:

• scanning the device for readable file system structures (treasure hunt vibes 🗺️)
• extracting accessible files and directories
• reconstructing directory hierarchy when possible
• recovering file content that is still readable
• optionally filtering by timestamp to recover specific file states

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🫶 EXIT STATUS 🫶

recoverfs.ssdfs exits with status 0 on success, or with non-zero status on error. slay when it works, sad when it doesn't 😭

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💀 EXAMPLES 💀

recover all data from corrupted volume:

# recoverfs.ssdfs /dev/sdb1 /tmp/recovered_data

recover data with specific timestamp:

# recoverfs.ssdfs -t minute=30,hour=14,day=15,month=8,year=2025 /dev/sdb1 /tmp/recovered_data

quiet recovery with debug information:

# recoverfs.ssdfs -q -d /dev/sdb1 /tmp/recovered_data

multi-threaded recovery:

# recoverfs.ssdfs -j 4 /dev/sdb1 /tmp/recovered_data

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⭐ NOTES ⭐

recoverfs.ssdfs is a data recovery tool and should only be used on corrupted or damaged file systems. it does not modify the original device/file system. periodt. 💅

recovery success depends on the extent of corruption. some files may be partially recovered or unrecoverable if the damage is extensive. fr fr, damage is damage 😭

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

mkfs.ssdfs(8), fsck.ssdfs(8), dump.ssdfs(8) — the whole squad, iykyk 🫶

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🧚 AUTHORS 🧚

Viacheslav Dubeyko <slava@dubeyko.com>

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💜 COPYRIGHT 💜

Copyright (c) 2022-2026 Viacheslav Dubeyko SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause-Clear

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and that's the whole page bestie 💖 this was the ssdfs-utils situation, dated 2025-08-30, and honestly? iconic. bye 🎀