xfsfsr
xfsfsr is a software utility focused on analysis and recovery for XFS file systems. It operates on disk images or unmounted devices and provides a read-only examination of on-disk structures and metadata without modifying the source data.
The project aims to aid digital forensics, incident response, and data recovery by extracting filesystem metadata,
Core features include metadata extraction from XFS structures such as allocation groups, inodes, B-trees, and the
Architecture and usage: implemented in C with bindings to Python for scripting; runs on Linux and BSD
Limitations include reliance on intact on-disk metadata; severe corruption may impede recovery; xfsfsr is not a
Development status: xfsfsr is an independent, community-driven project with ongoing development and evolving documentation. See also