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"textContent": "I know someone who had success with photorec, which can restore more than just photos if I remember right, though it was over 15 years ago. It’s mentioned here:\n\nTom's Hardware – 21 Aug 21\n\n### How To Recover Deleted Files From Any Drive in Linux\n\nRecover those deleted files with ease\n\nIt’s worth a try before destroying it, I didn’t think it would work for my friend at the time but it did.",
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