How to rescue your data

Whatever your operating system (Windows or Linux), as long as your server does not have a hardware failure, you can recover your files via rescue mode.

How to boot into rescue mode

1. Follow these instructions to start your server in rescue mode (emergency system) via the Dedibox console.
2. Log into your server via one of the following methods:
   • PuttY on computers running Windows
   • ssh directly from a terminal on computers running Linux or macOS.

How to gain root rights

You are now connected to your Dedibox in rescue mode via a regular user account, therefore you do not have rights to execute all required commands. This is the philosophy of Ubuntu, it is only with the root account that we get full rights to do what we want.

1. Switch into the root account by typing the following command, then press enter:

   sudo su
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2. Enter the password of the rescue user, displayed in the Dedibox console, and confirm by pressing enter.
   Tip:

   For security reasons, the password will not be shown when you type it.

How to mount the partitions

To get access to your data in rescue mode, you have to mount your partitions. If this step succeeds, then you are almost sure to be able to recover your files.

Mount your partitions by entering, as root user, the command mountall.sh.
The partitions are then mounted in the /mnt directory

How to recover your data

You can recover your data either by transferring it to the Dedibackup storage space or by downloading it directly to your local computer using the SFTP protocol.

How to rescue your data using Dedibackup

The following procedure shows how to retrieve all the contents of your disk (including all partitions) on your Dedibackup storage space.

1. Install an FTP client and screen via the following command. screen allows the FTP client to run without your computer having to stay on with Putty open.

   apt -y install screen lftp
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2. Launch screen bt typing the following command. Then press enter to launch the application:

   screen
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3. Lauch the transfer of your data by running the following command:

   lftp -u YOUR_DEDIBACKUP_LOGIN,YOUR_DEDIBACKUP_PASSWORD dedibackup.online.net -e "mirror --reverse /mnt /; exit"
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   • YOUR_DEDIBACKUP_LOGIN has to be replaced with your dedibackup login (typically sd- your server number).
   • YOUR_DEDIBACKUP_PASSWORD has to be replaced with your dedibackup password.
   Tip:

   If you do not know the password, change it in the console to get a new password.

You should now be able to browse and retrieve all your files by connecting to Dedibackup with any FTP client.

How to back up to your personal computer (via SFTP)

The recovery mode supports connection using SSH by default. It is therefore possible to connect from your computer using a SFTP client to recover your files.

In this example we use the client FileZilla

To connect to the server, you are required to complete the following values:

• Host: The server’s IP address
• Identifier: The user name used to connect to the server
• Password: The password of the recovery system
• Port: Port 22

Configuration example

Your data is located in the folders /mnt, and /sda1, or /sda.

You can download your data before you reinstall your server, or before transferring data to another server.