Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 26/02/10 14:09, Dianne Reuby wrote: > >> No, afraid not. What I don't understand is why I didn't get that "are >> you sure you really want to delete this file" message that comes up >> normally. >> > > Have you searched for the Desktop directory to see it has moved? It can > be quite easy to accidentally drag a directory from one place to another > in Nautilus (the file manager). > > I would use the command line to look for it: > > * Open "Terminal" in the Applications->Accessories menu > * You will have a prompt something like this: > > dia...@machinename:~$ > > Type the following: > > find ./ -name "Desktop" > > On my machine I get a result very fast, the first line to come back is > > ./Desktop > > which tells me that "Desktop" it is directly under my current directory. > > If you still have it somewhere, you might get a result like: > > .local/share/Trash/Desktop > > or > > /Documents/my-secret-folder/Desktop > > perhaps. Or some other path. > > If you do get a result of any sort you can post it here and someone > should be able to help you move it back to the right place. > > It is worth checking if it is still around before re-creating it. > > HTH > > Alan > > > Or perhaps the folder has been renamed (not that I could explain how that happens accidently). In which case:
find ./ -name "the-name-of-a-file-you-expect-to-see-in-Desktop" might produce a result. Andrew. "Nobody knows /how/ it happens, it just does. It's a mystery." /(Shakespeare in Love)/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
