Re: Folders from user suddenly in trash
> But the regular trash folder? My first guess is "the user did
> that" (of course without noticing: "modern DEs" are complex enough
> to make such a scenario plausible). My second guess would be some
> bug in the desktop environment (or in some extension thereof).
>
> Cheers
Yes, that is what I think, too. Although the user is over 70 years old, I do
not believw, he did it. Especially as this was not the first time, it
happened.
More I believe, this happens due to some settings or some script in the
background.
All the files are not gone, all the files are in the trash (trash means: Trash
folder on the desktop). I have disabled the possibility to delete files
directly, all deleted files are moved into the trash. After recheck the user
then can empty the trash (Windows-behaviour).
Today I restored all his data (restored his complete ~home directory, which
resides on a seperate partition (thus it is easy to backup and restore using
clonezilla).
Additionally I installed Deja-Dup, so he has backup if things happen again.
My question to the forum aimed mainly, if someone in the past got this issue,
too.
In the web, most messages of disappeared folders were related to Windows, not
linux.
Best
Hans
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