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Nextcloud version (eg, 20.0.5): 21.0.5
Operating system and version (eg, Ubuntu 20.04): Debian 9
Apache or nginx version (eg, Apache 2.4.25): Apache 2.4.25
PHP version (eg, 7.4): 7.4.9
The issue you are facing:
I use clonezilla to image my server drive periodically, about every 2-3 weeks. I had a crisis with my email server, which necessitated a system restore. However, this had the effect of causing my server/client syncing to get out of whack. All newer files on NC clients were deleted with when the system was restored. Where are these files? How can I recover them?
Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? (Y/N): Yes
Steps to replicate it: Disaster situation (not related to NC), have to restore system (NC also shares), and for the time frame between the last restore, client syncs delete more recent files.
- Use Clonezilla to image drive
- Use NC like normal for a week
- Restore the image from the previous week
- new client syncs will delete newer files.
The output of your Nextcloud log in Admin > Logging:
Only contains data prior to the image being created.
The output of your config.php file in /path/to/nextcloud
(make sure you remove any identifiable information!):
Nothing altered here or revealing
The output of your Apache/nginx/system log in /var/log/____
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No references to NC
EDIT: Not solved yet, but I think the only option is advanced data recovery software, that should recover it, if it was on a client computer nextcloud folder as a form of data. I think that should work.