[G4] Lost Desktop Files

[Daniel Brieck Jr.]

Here is something you can try to see if your other Desktop folder still 
exist?

Go in to the terminal application and type:

ls -al

That will list all of the items in your home folder and it may show 
your missing desktop folder in there if it was not over written.

Also when you did your searches did you look for invisible files?


Let me know if you find anything.

Dan Brieck Jr.

On Mar 16, 2005, at 10:39 PM, Lynn Persing wrote:

> Hello G4ers,
>
> I need a little help.  Somehow I think I accidentally "replaced" my 
> desktop file and so all the files I had stored on my desktop seem to 
> be missing.  I did a search on my hard drive for a few of the missing 
> files and came up empty handed.  At one point, I noticed that my 
> Desktop folder was called Desktop1.
>
> My machine:  G4 Sawtooth 400 Mhz, running OS 10.3.8
>
> Here's how I think it happened.  I was trying to FTP a stubborn file 
> from another server to my desktop using SFTP.  I kept getting a 
> message saying "the file " " could not be transferred....." and some 
> other junk I didn't read carefully enough and then it gave me the 
> option to update or replace.  I think I hit update a few times and in 
> my frustration, I think I hit the replace once.  I think once was 
> enough to wipe out all the files on my desktop.
>
> Does anyone know if it's possible to get it back?  Will Disk Warrior 
> do this?
>
> I'm feeling like a real idiot at the moment!
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Lynn