ran rm -r /* now almost everything is deleted can i recover it? [duplicate]
Solution 1:
You have destroyed your system.
Some files may be recoverable, but restoring your entire system is no longer possible.
Stop using the hard drive that you want to recover files from. Look up how to use the Testdisk and Photorec applications for self-service data recovery.
If your files are valuable to you, consider a paid data recovery service rather than mucking about with self-service.
Once you have an available disk again, you must install a new operating system on your hardware.