files disappeared

[Rashkae]

On 15-07-03 03:01 PM, Linda wrote:
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> Accidently deleting a file seems possible, deleting all of the files 
> in a directory but leaving the directory especially when just opening 
> a file with libre office seems unlikely, especially deleting them in a 
> way that doesn't put them in trash.  I have started wading through the 
> logs and will spend sometime on that but I'm not finding read/write 
> errors. It is ext4 and also is the first machine I have with a solid 
> state drive. It has made we wonder about file system/disk stability so 
> I am busy backing up. I figured that was the case with locate I had 
> used it to see if I had somehow accidentally moved them. The find 
> suggestion is helpful. Any idea what sort of messages I should be 
> looking for if it is a filesystem/disk issue  a much greater concern 
> than the lost files.
>            Thanks
>              Linda
>

Don't forget to check adjacent directories for the files. 
Dragging/dropping files and accidentally moving them is *very* to do, 
even for experienced users, and brain dead file managers (like any of 
them in Gnome) will move the files with no warning or confirmation.