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j8a
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Download folder dissapeared

Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:36 pm
Hi,
I hope that nobody has experimented what I did after upgrading today, maybe my fault but I ask for help.

I lost my Downloads folder after upgraded today, the output of pkcon get-transactions of the last two day is the following.

Transaction: /5274_eeaeddaa
System time: 2019-10-24T12:25:41.992552Z
Succeeded: True
Role: update-packages
Duration: 96892 (seconds)
Command line:
User ID: 1000
Username: jochoa
Real name: Javier Ochoa,,,
Affected packages:
- downloading firefox-70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- downloading flashplugin-installer-32.0.0.270ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- installing firefox-70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- preparing firefox-70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- decompressing firefox-70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- preparing firefox-70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- installing flashplugin-installer-32.0.0.270ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- preparing flashplugin-installer-32.0.0.270ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- decompressing flashplugin-installer-32.0.0.270ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- preparing flashplugin-installer-32.0.0.270ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- installing firefox-70.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
- installing flashplugin-installer-32.0.0.270ubuntu0.18.04.1.amd64
Transaction: /5293_ceedcbcd
System time: 2019-10-25T12:36:25.553043Z
Succeeded: True
Role: update-packages
Duration: 1514 (seconds)
Command line:
User ID: 1000
Username: jochoa
Real name: Javier Ochoa,,,
Affected packages:
- updating dkms-2.3-3ubuntu9.7.all
Transaction: /5294_aeecacba
System time: 2019-10-25T12:36:36.613914Z
Succeeded: True
Role: update-packages
Duration: 29130 (seconds)
Command line:
User ID: 1000
Username: jochoa
Real name: Javier Ochoa,,,
Affected packages:
- downloading dkms-2.3-3ubuntu9.7.all
- installing dkms-2.3-3ubuntu9.7.all
- preparing dkms-2.3-3ubuntu9.7.all
- decompressing dkms-2.3-3ubuntu9.7.all
- preparing dkms-2.3-3ubuntu9.7.all
- installing dkms-2.3-3ubuntu9.7.all

Again, I have to say that I wish that nobody has experienced and only was my fault.
I could not found the deleted directory and the only way I could did that was through Dolphin.
Any help could be usefull, regards
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claydoh
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Re: Download folder dissapeared

Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:11 pm
So the directory /home/<your-username/Downloads has been deleted somehow?
It is highly unlikely that a package update would do that, as these do not touch user files.

Do you mean the 'Downloads' entry on the sidebar on the left side of Dolphin?
If it is this, then it could have been hidden somehow. It can easily be restored. Try right-clicking on the 'places' entry on the left sidebar, and see if 'show hidden places' can be enabled, then see if the Downloads folder is there. If it is, then right click on it, and un-check the 'hide' option.

Worst case, you can add a new entry on the sidebar and point it to your Downloads folder.


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j8a
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Re: Download folder dissapeared

Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:16 pm
I also executed the following command but I did not found the folder

find `ls` /.bash_history -exec /bin/grep "Descargas" {} /dev/null \;

Perhaps, I deleted it by accident.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Download folder dissapeared

Mon Oct 28, 2019 7:24 pm
Hi j8a,

right click in your home folder and Create new > Folder. The Downloads folder must be created (named) with an uppercase "D" (Downloads). Not downloads with a lowercase "d"!. ;)


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