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Files in Downloads folder deleted automatically

rated 0 times [ 5] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 5423 / 1 Year ago, thu, april 27, 2023, 12:14:57

As mentioned in the title, this has been happening for some days. And now that; whatever I download from Linux DC++, it goes to /home/user/Downloads folder (set as default in DC++ settings) but after some time it disapears on its own. I had around 40GB worth of data in my Downloads folder which got lost automatically.

The problem is that in properties it is showing 2GB of space remaining where it should have shown 42GB remaining. This means that the 40 GB space has become irrecoverable.

Any help would be appreciated.

P.S. - This has happened with me before. That time I found all my files in the /home/.dc++ folder. But this time I can't find them anywhere.

I am using Ubuntu 12.04

singhaal@singhaal-PC:~$ uname -a

Linux singhaal-PC 3.2.0-58-generic-pae #88-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 3 18:00:02 UTC 2013 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

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answered 1 Year ago izecaptur · Accepted Answer

Usually DC++ downloads files in segments (from multiple sources, being a p2p network) and all those raw segments are first downloaded at some cache folder and then they're moved to your designated downloads folder when download is complete, so IMO, your 40 GB of space might've been consumed by that folder, try looking up in Disk Usage Analyzer.