Hi, I'm running LMDE/Cinnamon and had a system hiccup last night. On restarting and logging in as usual, I was given a completely new profile - new desktop and everything.
All my files and settings no longer exist!
From a look at disk usage, it appears all files are still present - somewhere - however a find on the disk locates nothing.
How can I restore my profile?
Lost all files - profile reset
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Lost all files - profile reset
Last edited by karlchen on Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: LMDE/Cinnamon => Moved from Main Edition to LMDE 2
Reason: LMDE/Cinnamon => Moved from Main Edition to LMDE 2
Re: Lost all files - profile reset
Your files should still be in /home/username
You should be able to log out of your current session and then log in to your original user account.
You should be able to log out of your current session and then log in to your original user account.
Re: Lost all files - profile reset
No, unfortunately.bryanmc wrote:Your files should still be in /home/username
You should be able to log out of your current session and then log in to your original user account.
/home/username is an empty/new profile.
I've even tried to log in as root, but /home/username shows as just a new directory - just like a system that has been freshly installed.
Re: Lost all files - profile reset
Logged in as not-root, what doesamey01 wrote:I've even tried to log in as root, but /home/username shows as just a new directory - just like a system that has been freshly installed.
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du -a $HOMEPlease edit your original post title to include [SOLVED] if/when it is solved!
Your data and OS are backed up....right?
Mint 18.3 Xfce/fluxbox/pulse-less
Xubuntu 17.10/fluxbox/pulse-less
Your data and OS are backed up....right?
Mint 18.3 Xfce/fluxbox/pulse-less
Xubuntu 17.10/fluxbox/pulse-less
Re: Lost all files - profile reset
Some output is attached.
I made a mistake. I looked at disk monitor and the entire /home is gone. " / " appears untouched, but " /home " is gone - empty.
Truncated output from " du -a $home " as below.
I made a mistake. I looked at disk monitor and the entire /home is gone. " / " appears untouched, but " /home " is gone - empty.
Truncated output from " du -a $home " as below.
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4 ./Desktop
4 ./Documents
4 ./output
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/Crash Reports/events
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/Crash Reports/InstallTime20170608175746
12 ./.mozilla/firefox/Crash Reports
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/Pending Pings
16 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/saved-telemetry-pings/5e50d537-c095-4f30-8951-95d7cbab2e9e
20 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/saved-telemetry-pings
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/compatibility.ini
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/minidumps
12 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/sessionstore.js
32 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/places.sqlite-shm
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/gmp/Linux_x86_64-gcc3
8 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/gmp
12 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/secmod.db
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/mimeTypes.rdf
8 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/extensions.json
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/bookmarkbackups
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/sessionCheckpoints.json
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/extensions.ini
0 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/AlternateServices.txt
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/extensions
12 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/search.json.mozlz4
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/addons.json
612 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/places.sqlite-wal
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/pluginreg.dat
1344 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/gmp-gmpopenh264/1.6/libgmpopenh264.so
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/gmp-gmpopenh264/1.6/gmpopenh264.info
1352 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/gmp-gmpopenh264/1.6
1356 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/gmp-gmpopenh264
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/times.json
356 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/sessionstore-backups/upgrade.js-20170608175746
32 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/sessionstore-backups/previous.js
392 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/sessionstore-backups
96 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/webappsstore.sqlite
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/crashes/events
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/crashes/store.json.mozlz4
12 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/crashes
12 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/prefs.js
96 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/permissions.sqlite
10240 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/places.sqlite
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/chrome/idb/2918063365piupsah.files
48 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/chrome/idb/2918063365piupsah.sqlite
56 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/chrome/idb
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/chrome/.metadata-v2
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/chrome/.metadata
68 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/chrome
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/moz-safe-about+home/idb/818200132aebmoouht.files
72 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/moz-safe-about+home/idb/818200132aebmoouht.sqlite
80 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/moz-safe-about+home/idb
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/moz-safe-about+home/.metadata-v2
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/moz-safe-about+home/.metadata
92 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent/moz-safe-about+home
164 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage/permanent
168 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage
12 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/key3.db
512 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/cookies.sqlite
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/xulstore.json
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/containers.json
84 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/cert8.db
224 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/content-prefs.sqlite
0 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/.parentlock
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/storage.sqlite
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/SiteSecurityServiceState.txt
252 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/blocklist.xml
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/datareporting/session-state.json
8 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/datareporting/archived/2017-07/1500032017226.5e50d537-c095-4f30-8951-95d7cbab2e9e.main.jsonlz4
8 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/datareporting/archived/2017-07/1500031425754.ddc3539a-c0c8-4521-b3d1-44d3155f90f9.main.jsonlz4
8 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/datareporting/archived/2017-07/1500031529234.bd814d28-48cb-4b82-a706-92e8fe2fa0b9.main.jsonlz4
28 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/datareporting/archived/2017-07
32 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/datareporting/archived
4 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/datareporting/state.json
44 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/datareporting
0 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default/SecurityPreloadState.txt
14276 ./.mozilla/firefox/2aurh19w.default
14300 ./.mozilla/firefox
4 ./.mozilla/extensions
14308 ./.mozilla
4 ./.gconf/apps/nm-applet/%gconf.xml
8 ./.gconf/apps/nm-applet
0 ./.gconf/apps/%gconf.xml
12 ./.gconf/apps
16 ./.gconf
4 ./Public
20 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/TextureDatabase.cpp
20 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/Autorun.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/Autorun.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/ContextMenus.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/ContextMenuItem.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/favourites/ContextMenus.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/favourites/GUIDialogFavourites.h
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/favourites/GUIDialogFavourites.cpp
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/favourites/FavouritesService.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/favourites/FavouritesService.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/favourites/ContextMenus.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/favourites/CMakeLists.txt
40 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/favourites
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/CueDocument.h
20 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/GUIPassword.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/DllPaths_win32.h
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/SectionLoader.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/ServiceBroker.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/DynamicDll.cpp
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/ServiceManager.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/AddonEvent.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/BaseEvent.cpp
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/windows/GUIWindowEventLog.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/windows/GUIWindowEventLog.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/windows/GUIViewStateEventLog.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/windows/CMakeLists.txt
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/windows/GUIViewStateEventLog.cpp
28 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/windows
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/NotificationEvent.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/AddonManagementEvent.h
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/MediaLibraryEvent.cpp
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/EventLog.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/AddonManagementEvent.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/IEvent.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/BaseEvent.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/EventLog.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/MediaLibraryEvent.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/AddonEvent.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/UniqueEvent.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events/CMakeLists.txt
96 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/events
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging/helpers/DialogHelper.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging/helpers/DialogHelper.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging/helpers/CMakeLists.txt
16 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging/helpers
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging/ThreadMessage.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging/IMessageTarget.h
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging/ApplicationMessenger.cpp
20 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging/ApplicationMessenger.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging/CMakeLists.txt
60 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/messaging
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/contrib/kissfft/kiss_fftr.h
16 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/contrib/kissfft/kiss_fft.c
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/contrib/kissfft/kiss_fft.h
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/contrib/kissfft/kiss_fftr.c
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/contrib/kissfft/_kiss_fft_guts.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/contrib/kissfft/COPYING
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/contrib/kissfft/CMakeLists.txt
52 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/contrib/kissfft
56 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/contrib
28 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/PlayListPlayer.cpp
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/GUIUserMessages.h
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/ContextMenuManager.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/windows/Win32PowerSyscall.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/windows/Win32PowerSyscall.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/windows/CMakeLists.txt
16 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/windows
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/IPowerSyscall.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/IPowerSyscall.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/UPowerSyscall.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/ConsoleUPowerSyscall.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/LogindUPowerSyscall.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/FallbackPowerSyscall.h
12 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/LogindUPowerSyscall.cpp
8 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/UPowerSyscall.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/ConsoleUPowerSyscall.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/ConsoleDeviceKitPowerSyscall.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/ConsoleDeviceKitPowerSyscall.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux/CMakeLists.txt
56 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/linux
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/PowerManager.h
12 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/osx/CocoaPowerSyscall.cpp
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/osx/CocoaPowerSyscall.h
4 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/osx/CMakeLists.txt
24 ./.kodi/xbmc/xbmc/powermanagement/osx