Recover deleted files from Perforce

Question

I deleted a file from Perforce in the last month. Is there a way to retrieve it from P4?

If so, what command can I use?

Note: I'm not the admin for p4. And I don't want the file back in P4 but I just want it in my local workspace.

Also, I don't know the exact timeframe when I deleted it in last month...What command can I run?

I'm running P4 on windows. I'll appreciate if someone can provide equivalent command for windows

Thanks!

Answer 1

When you delete a file in Perforce, it creates a "deleted" revision, but the archive file is still there.

In the Perforce P4V GUI in the depot veiw, there is a filter symbol on top of the explore pane .

Click on this and select "Show Deleted Depot Files".

Find the file you want to restore and right-click on it. Select "Rollback..." and revert it to the previous revision of that file (before it was deleted.)

By default it will create a new changelist, be sure to select the one you want if you already have one.

On the command line: p4 sync //depot/folder/subfolder/filename@changelist

Answer 2

If you haven't committed the change list of deleted files to the repository, right click on the folder containing the deleted files in p4v and choose Get Revision. Be sure to check Force Operation and then Click Get Revision. Then the deleted files will be restored from p4 server.

ref: https://forums.perforce.com/index.php?/topic/1479-how-to-restore-files-deleted-in-p4c-workspace/#entry4726