Linux file recovery mean recovery of a document, photograph, video, archive or any other files lost from a hard drive, solid-state drive, USB flash drive or even a memory card. File recovery will depend significantly on what has occurred after the file was deleted. It would not be wise to download or install anything on the damaged storage since this can overwrite the recoverable information. In case of a damaged filesystem, one should create a backup or at least a disk image for extra security. After that, one should use file recovery software to scan the accessible files and determine the recoverable files. In most cases, recovered files will lack their names and their contents might be incomplete; therefore, they should be checked before being saved permanently.