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Re: Files and Folders going to desktop

 

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Jose Lopez <josewendy1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Lars, I usually open two file managers, one with the /home opened and
> one with the usb stick opened and then I copy/paste from one to another.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Jose Lopez <josewendy1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I haven't tried another usb stick just because it has always worked with
>> this one, and yes I also have a seperate /home. I really don,t know why is
>> doing this, again like you I,m testing always in four desktops, and three
>> laptops and never had this happen including the desktop in question. It has
>> been like that for about a month or so, just have had time to address it.
>> I'm doing some paper work today so I thought I would thro that Q. out there
>> see is anybody had a answer to it. I just don't get why it would delete the
>> /home folder throu the desktop?
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad@xxxxxxxxx
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Hi again from my test machine :)
>>>
>>> I just tried to re-produce that and everything is fine. I tried to copy
>>> some files from my USB Drive to my Home Folder (Yes, I do have a separate
>>> /home partition) and it didn't duplicate the copy to the Desktop Folder.
>>>
>>> I tried to repeat it 3 times, but everything is fine at my end.
>>> I tried from two different USB Drives with two different size, same.
>>> Everything is normal.
>>>
>>> Does it happen with you from every USB Drive you try to copy from?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Jose Lopez <josewendy1@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is 32 bit not a upgrade, is a clean install from 12.04 to 12.10.
>>>> this is the same I have done all the time and even on that same desktop it
>>>> did not do that the last time I (updated the OS) It's my wifes and she does
>>>> not care, but I do. I only does it on the folder/files been
>>>> tranzfered/copied over. It does not do it on the native folders of the
>>>> install.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <
>>>> amjjawad@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Okay, fair enough.
>>>>>
>>>>> Give me few mins to go to my test laptop and try to re-produce that.
>>>>>
>>>>> What version is it? 32 or 64?
>>>>> Is this an upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Jose Lopez <josewendy1@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I thought I said Lubuntu12.10, When I copied the backed up
>>>>>> folder/files from my usb stick to my /home. It also made a copy on my
>>>>>> desktop. If I try to delete the desktop copy, it also removes my /home
>>>>>> copy. that should not be.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <
>>>>>> amjjawad@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello Jose,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You email is not clear, at least to me. Would you please explain
>>>>>>> what is going on?
>>>>>>> What system are you using?
>>>>>>> Where are you moving the files to?
>>>>>>> Are you making two copies of these? when you delete a file from the
>>>>>>> File Manager (Desktop Folder), on your Desktop, obviously it will be
>>>>>>> removed too.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm confused though!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Waiting for your explanation :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 6:51 PM, Jose Lopez <josewendy1@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi all, I have this thing going on on my wifes desktop. It happened
>>>>>>>> when I did a clean install, from Lubuntu12.04 to 12.10. This has never
>>>>>>>> happen to me before, so I thought I would ask.
>>>>>>>> The problem is, that when I tranzfered my backed up folders/files
>>>>>>>> from my usb stick, (like I do all the time) this time it made a copy not
>>>>>>>> only on the /home which is where I copied it to, but it also made copies in
>>>>>>>> the desktop. Now when I try to delete the desktop items it also deletes
>>>>>>>> them in the file manager.
>>>>>>>> Q: Is there a setting that might have gotten messed up and I need
>>>>>>>> to change?
>>>>>>>> Any help is appreciated,
>>>>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>>>> Jose
>>>>>>>>
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