file carving
n.— «It is an example of a sophisticated technique called file carving—restoring the contents of a file after the identifying information that accompanies it has been removed or lost.» —“Sleuthing Software Can Reassemble Deleted Photos” by Anne Eisenberg New York Times Mar. 1, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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