Created Project on Desktop and deleted it. All Folders on Desktop gone!

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Hello,

i know this question had been asked already. But as nobody has come up with a solution yet, I'll give it a second chance.

As described above I have created a new project and selected Desktop as the project location. After deleting the project, my whole Desktop including Icons had been removed. I can't find it in the trash and my latest Time Machine Backup was done a while ago.

I would appreciate any help to understand why that happened and also how i might be able to fix this.

Thanks a lot in advance and best wishes.

Hendrik

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Was desktop folder your project root?

How exactly did you delete the project?

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Thanks four your fast reply. I guess, Desktop Folder was my project location. I created a new project. At the point where you have to choose your project name and project location, I choose /Users/User/Desktop. 

I'm not entirely sure about the deleting process. I assume, I clicked command + backspace while having selected the respective project.

Best wishes,

Hendrik

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Selected where? Welcome Screen, Project View?

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I did the following:

File->New->Project->Next->Next then the following screen appeared:

Thats where I selected the location. Hope this explains sufficiently. Many thanks!

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Yes, I understand that you've selected the Desktop as the project location, the main question is how the delete was triggered and were there any warnings displayed.

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Okay. The delete was triggered by me. Right after I initialized the project, I deleted it again. 

Yes, there was a warning, which I reflexively ignored by hitting the enter button (stupid, I know). Unfortunately, I cannot recall what the warning said. 

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Still not clear how the delete was triggered.

Welcome Screen doesn't delete the project files, it only removes the entry from the list:

If you delete on the root directory of the Project View, it will only remove the module from the project, not the files:

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