recoverpy ☆

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Description:
TUI to recover overwritten or deleted data

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: recovery linux tui forensics data-utility

Install: brew install recoverpy

About:
Recoverpy is a terminal-based interface designed to recover overwritten or deleted files on Linux systems. It leverages the /proc filesystem to read data directly from block devices, bypassing the standard file system. This tool is particularly effective for recovering data that has been lost due to accidental overwrites, such as files still held open by running processes.

Key Features:

TUI (Text User Interface) for easy navigation
Reads raw data from /proc/[pid]/fd/[fd] for active processes
Searches block devices for deleted file signatures
Saves recovered data to a specified output file

Use Cases:

Recovering a file that was accidentally overwritten by a running application
Retrieving data from a deleted file if the process is still active
Forensic analysis of data remnants on disk partitions

Alternatives:

extundelete – extundelete focuses on restoring deleted files from ext3/ext4 file systems using journal data, whereas Recoverpy targets active file descriptors and raw block scanning.
photorec – photorec is a file carver that recovers files based on headers/footers, while Recoverpy is designed to reconstruct data from files that were overwritten or are currently open.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 16, 2024 12:54pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	d2d3a57d