Hi. Have a server on a US-based host, where I deleted a directory that has around 275G worth of files. The objective is to restore that directory from a .tar backup. However, after deleting the directory, df didn't reflect the expected increase in the available space, and du -m still shows the directory, although "ls <directory name>" does not.
Tried rebooting the server - no changes. I cannot unmount the filesystem to run fsck as the directory is part of "/" so I need to be physically logged on server to go on single user mode. Googling about it people suggest shutdown -rF, which I'm keen on trying because I'm stuck anyway as the hosting provider cannot help me until I get endorsed by the account owner, who won't be available until a few hours from now. Just want to know your thoughts about running this command. Thanks Johann
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