thk
Ok...
I thought linux and os's are in a degree where they could not still do such things..
Maybe it's because you get confident from all the time you sit in front of your box..
I just losed my home..
Yes sad but true.
And here is how it all started..
It is a debian lenny beta 2 xfce linux.. So you know, one of the first things that users tend to do in their os is to create shortcuts on the desktop.This a VERY VERY common practice. In ubuntu there is on the right click menu the magic action "Create launcher".
But NOT on debian.In fact you could get to this action if you right click on a shortcut that is already there. But this is the last thing you could imagine : To create a new shortcut you have to right click on an existing one!!!
So I don't remember where but I read that if you drag n drop a folder to the desktop it will create a link to this location. So while drag n droping my home from the mint partition to debian lenny desktop, a message appeared that it could not do a thing.Maybe it was telling me that it could not move a file. Well it's one of those messages you read but dont fully realize what they say , so you click "OK" or "Cancel" and continue.
Well as you realize I lost all my home.
Yes xfce failed to move a file ( i thought it was just linking ) so all the source and destination files are gone.
Folders exist but with no files inside.
YES.
IT IS GONE.
The folders are still there but ALL tHE FILES have disappeared.
Because if something goes wrong - and yes , you misunderstood or this fucking thing misunderstood that instead of creating a link you are moving the whole folder - then all files are wiped.
HOW NICE of YOURS.
HEy xfce!!!
You are nice but where is my FUCKIN HOME?
To create a new shortcut on desktop you have to right click on an existing one!!!
I thought linux and os's are in a degree where they could not still do such things..
Maybe it's because you get confident from all the time you sit in front of your box..
I just losed my home..
Yes sad but true.
And here is how it all started..
It is a debian lenny beta 2 xfce linux.. So you know, one of the first things that users tend to do in their os is to create shortcuts on the desktop.This a VERY VERY common practice. In ubuntu there is on the right click menu the magic action "Create launcher".
But NOT on debian.In fact you could get to this action if you right click on a shortcut that is already there. But this is the last thing you could imagine : To create a new shortcut you have to right click on an existing one!!!
So I don't remember where but I read that if you drag n drop a folder to the desktop it will create a link to this location. So while drag n droping my home from the mint partition to debian lenny desktop, a message appeared that it could not do a thing.Maybe it was telling me that it could not move a file. Well it's one of those messages you read but dont fully realize what they say , so you click "OK" or "Cancel" and continue.
Well as you realize I lost all my home.
Yes xfce failed to move a file ( i thought it was just linking ) so all the source and destination files are gone.
Folders exist but with no files inside.
YES.
IT IS GONE.
The folders are still there but ALL tHE FILES have disappeared.
Because if something goes wrong - and yes , you misunderstood or this fucking thing misunderstood that instead of creating a link you are moving the whole folder - then all files are wiped.
HOW NICE of YOURS.
HEy xfce!!!
You are nice but where is my FUCKIN HOME?
To create a new shortcut on desktop you have to right click on an existing one!!!