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by Ded7xSEoPKYNsDd 3455 days ago
Pull the plug on the server and send the disks to a data recovery company? Most file contents are probably still on the disk (just marked as erased), but the longer you wait the more likely it is that random temp files overwrite more of your data.

(Note: I have no idea how exactly mongo implements deletion.)