-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08 Jul 2003 18:29:55 -0500, John Rosich wrote: > I had about 200 '.zip' files and folders (25GB of data) in a desktop > folder. Included were text, png/jpg, doc, midi, pdf and similar work > product files. > > The system was shut down last night. In clicking the folder to open it > this morning, it disappeared from the desktop and can't be found. I > moved in and out of it in the past without any problems. > > Using RedHat 9 (updated with latest RHN changes), KDE 3.1.2 and ALSA > sound drivers. KDE 3.1.2 and ALSA are not from Red Hat Linux 9. > What happened? How do I recover this folder? By examining your HOME directory closely, in particular $HOME/Desktop, because KDE desktop folders are created there by default. As a last resort, use the command-lines "find $HOME | less" or "ls -laR $HOME | less" and watch for your files. - -- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/DAO00iMVcrivHFQRAnpUAJ4uPeKX2/SCkl5bngzAEz6AqxK3hwCfS0gu H6sdkf6eP64K8euQqNEGC/8= =ZZvo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----