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Using Ubuntu 18.04 with Unity desktop. Have been doing so for a long time; have not recently installed or changed anything. I just restarted the computer after it became unresponsive and started telling me that it couldn't find a default application to load certain basic files. Upon restart it popped up a dialogue box to say that the Downloads folder is missing, (as it is contained within the pictures folder). Everything else seems to be fine, but Pictures has gone completely AWOL! As it turns out, it appears to be intact in the rubbish bin. I did NOT put it there! When I try to restore it, it either says there is not enough space to do so, or if I try to copy it to an external drive (upon which there definitely is enough space) it says "Items in the rubbish bin may not be modified". How the blazes do I get it back??

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    If your files were accidentally trashed, you can go to the directory ~/.local/share/Trash/files and copy the ones you need to another place (mount point) with enough disk space.
    – FedKad
    Mar 7, 2021 at 14:33
  • Thanks, i was able to just copy it back to the drive it came from without Ubuntu going through its "preparing to move.... not enough space" nonsense. Totally bizarre, I did NOT trash it! Thanks for the help anyway, sorted.
    – heebiejeebies3
    Mar 7, 2021 at 22:54

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