By Bryan Zamora
When I mistakenly execute the command rm in / I delete some things and now I cannot enter the console, I get an error (error file ‘/boot/grub/i386-pc/boot.mod’ not found) try to fix it with tutorials but none worked and I wanted to know if they know any way to fix it since I need to log in to take a backup of my database since I can’t access it remotely
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Hi @zamorabryan,
It seems like you’ve deleted a really crucial part of the files. Unfortunately, the best and only way would be a backup restore. If you don’t actually have one, I’ll recommend just recreating your droplet.
I know it sounds like a drag however doing an rm on / is pretty much irreversible.
Regards, KDSys
Hey @zamorabryan
@KDSys is right in saying the RM command is a game over moment.
I would restore from your latest backup, if it exists.
If not maybe there is a slim chance you could look at the recovery console to see if any files you wanted where left. However I would not place much hope in that.
Regards Simon SnapShooter - DigitalOcean backups
It’s worth checking if you have enabled snapshots or backups for your droplet. To check this follow these steps:
- DigitalOcean Snapshots:
- Log in to your DigitalOcean Control Panel.
- Navigate to the “Droplets” section.
- Check if there are any snapshots that were taken automatically or manually. If you find one, you can create a new droplet from the snapshot to recover your files.
- Backups:
- Again, check if you might have enabled backups at any point. These are different from snapshots and might provide another route to recovery.
If snapshots and backups are not available, you can try using testdisk to recover deleted files. testdisk is a powerful data recovery tool that can work in some cloud environments. You can also check this article:
Hope that this helps!
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