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I installed Ubuntu 16 a few hours ago. I was copying my files to my new OS, on to desktop. When I restarted it my files were not there. I think they are in lost and found.

sudo ls -la /home
total 12
drwxr-xr-x  3 root  root  4096 Ago 19 20:30 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root  root  4096 Ago 24 09:03 ..
drwxr-xr-x 21 csm csm 4096 Ago 23 10:48 csm

The files were lost the 21st or the 20th.

sudo ls -la /home/csm/Desktop/
total 8
drwxr-xr-x  2 csm csm 4096 Ago 19 20:44 .
drwxr-xr-x 21 csm csm 4096 Ago 23 10:48 ..
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    Did you save files within a live USB session? – kulvikram Aug 22 '16 at 15:52
  • Yes, I did not know that I should use another pen. – CSM Aug 22 '16 at 21:47
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    `sudo ls -la /home` is the wrong directory too. `sudo ls -la /home/csm/Desktop/` would show contents of your desktop. – Rinzwind Aug 24 '16 at 08:19
  • Did you copy your files using Ubuntu file manager (GUI) or by Terminal? What is the size of your files? – Dante Aug 24 '16 at 08:54
  • So probably you restarted your computer before copying finished. See [Why when copying to an external drive the progress window is not correct](http://askubuntu.com/questions/237162/why-when-copying-to-an-external-drive-the-progress-window-is-not-correct) – Dante Aug 24 '16 at 10:06
  • That could be it. Next time I will be more carefull. Thank you – CSM Aug 24 '16 at 20:36

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You need to actually install the system before attempting to transfer data. Nothing is saved permanently when running in a live media session as in "Try Ubuntu"

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  • I instaled Ubuntu. After some shut downs and starts I put the files I needed on to desktop. I restarted and the files were not there. Some instalations done before were. – CSM Aug 22 '16 at 22:03
  • Please [edit] your question and include the output of `sudo ls -la /home` and tell us who you were logged in as when you copied the data. – Elder Geek Aug 22 '16 at 22:09
  • With persistent option, something can be saved. Is that option gone now? – Anwar Aug 24 '16 at 08:41
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    Persistent option when instaling? I think there was no persistent option. – CSM Aug 24 '16 at 08:52