You could look for hidden files on the first USB drive. (Use an option 'Show Hidden Files' in the main menu in Thunar.) By the way, when WRITING to a USB stick in Windows, you also have to click 'Safely Remove Hardware' before removing the USB drive, else you lose the changes you made - underneath, both Windows and Linux do the same thing - but Windows does not use the word 'unmount'. <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 9:19 AM, Lee Gold <<a href="mailto:leegold@operamail.com">leegold@operamail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi, I'd like to know if a file is recoverable. I copied a file to a usb thumb drive from another usb thumb drive (actually I CUT & PASTED). I then accidentally pulled out the usb drive I copied to. Now the file is gone on both drives. Is there any way to get the file back? I'm use to windows were I do not have have unmount - I just pull it. But on Xubuntu I must dismount first else I've noticed I loose it all. I really need this file, is there any way? -- _______________________________________________ Surf the Web in a faster, safer and easier way: Download Opera 9 at <a href="http://www.opera.com" target="_blank">http://www.opera.com</a> Powered by Outblaze -- xubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>