Hi there, today i accidentally deleted a notebook by clicking on the little (x) in the files overview window, believing it would shut down the kernel. Now my notebook is gone and I am hoping there is a backup of it somewhere. I think it would be a nice Idea, if the notebooks would end up in a hidden .trash folder before being deleted after some time to prevent total accidental deletions
Hi @albecker ,
The issue has been solved, but let me put some information here for other users.
We use CERNBox/EOS as the home directory of SWAN. This means that if you delete a file, it will be sent to the CERNBox trash bin. It’s not accessible from SWAN, but you just need to go to cernbox.cern.ch and click “Deleted files”.
For completeness, let me just add that you can also check previous versions of files from both SWAN and CERNBox, and if you need a backup you can create a ticket with the CERNBox support.
Cheers,
Diogo
Hello,
I had the same problem today, deleting a folder by mistake (instead of a file, did not properly click on x …). The path was /eos/x/username/SWAN_projects/folder. I do not see the folder in the “Deleted files” on CERNBox, the folder is actually empty. Is there a way to recover the files/folder? The link above is no longer valid.
Thank you,
Sabrina
Dear Sabrina,
To recover your folder, could you please open a Snow ticket to the CERNBox colleagues?
Best,
Enric