Contents of Downloads folder missing after update

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Basically I ran an update yesterday and noticed my downloads folder is completely empty when I opened it today…

Anyone else have that happen?

System:
Kernel: 6.12.1-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=f3062447-e2c3-411e-89b6-67de27c44951 rw rootflags=subvol=@
loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.2.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.8.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: X670E Pro RS serial: <superuser required>
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 3.06
date: 07/26/2024
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 4
level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25)
model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA601206
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 2 clusters: 2x1 cores: 16 threads: 32 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 1024 KiB desc: d-16x32 KiB; i-16x32 KiB L2: 16 MiB
desc: 16x1024 KiB L3: 128 MiB desc: 1x32 MiB, 1x96 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 2982 min/max: 545/5759:5956 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 2982 2: 2982 3: 2982
4: 2982 5: 2982 6: 2982 7: 2982 8: 2982 9: 2982 10: 2982 11: 2982 12: 2982
13: 2982 14: 2982 15: 2982 16: 2982 17: 2982 18: 2982 19: 2982 20: 2982
21: 2982 22: 2982 23: 2982 24: 2982 25: 2982 26: 2982 27: 2982 28: 2982
29: 2982 30: 2982 31: 2982 32: 2982 bogomips: 268306
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 [Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900
XTX/7900 GRE/7900M] vendor: XFX RX-79XMERCB9 driver: amdgpu v: kernel
arch: RDNA-3 code: Navi-3x process: TSMC n5 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-3,HDMI-A-1
empty: DP-1,DP-2,Writeback-1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:744c
class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.14 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.4
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
unloaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi
gpu: amdgpu d-rect: 6000x1440 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-3 pos: right res: 3440x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 pos: primary,left res: 2560x1440 size: N/A modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi
wayland: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.3.1-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (radeonsi
navi31 LLVM 18.1.8 DRM 3.59 6.12.1-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:744c
memory: 23.44 GiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.295 layers: 14 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RADV NAVI31) driver: mesa radv v: 24.3.1-arch1.1
device-ID: 1002:744c surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: cpu
name: llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe
v: 24.3.1-arch1.1 (LLVM 18.1.8) device-ID: 10005:0000
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 03:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab30 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h HD Audio
vendor: ASRock driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 bus-ID: 81:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.1-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE vendor: ASRock driver: r8169 v: kernel
pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 77:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8125 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp119s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 7.3 TiB used: 2.07 TiB (28.4%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:11 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 990 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0B2QKXJ7 temp: 57.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 500GB
size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 43.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/nvme2n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 980 PRO 500GB
size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 5B2QGXA7 temp: 54.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-4: /dev/nvme3n1 maj-min: 259:4 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 620361WD temp: 39.9 C scheme: GPT
ID-5: /dev/nvme4n1 maj-min: 259:7 vendor: Crucial model: CT2000T700SSD5
size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 126 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: PACR5101 temp: 47.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-6: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
ID-7: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 PRO 1TB
size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 630.51 GiB size: 630.51 GiB (100.00%)
used: 406.65 GiB (64.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:17
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%)
used: 43.4 MiB (45.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:12
ID-3: /home raw-size: 630.51 GiB size: 630.51 GiB (100.00%)
used: 406.65 GiB (64.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:17
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 630.51 GiB size: 630.51 GiB (100.00%)
used: 406.65 GiB (64.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:17
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 630.51 GiB size: 630.51 GiB (100.00%)
used: 406.65 GiB (64.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p6 maj-min: 259:17
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 62.47 GiB used: 216.2 MiB (0.3%)
priority: 100 comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842
max-streams: 32 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0 C mobo: 39.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 64.0 C
mem: 70.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 436
Info:
Memory: total: 64 GiB note: est. available: 62.47 GiB used: 9.2 GiB (14.7%)
Processes: 553 Power: uptime: 18h 43m states: freeze,mem,disk
suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 1 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown,
reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 24.98 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1964 libs: 595
tools: gnome-software,octopi,paru Compilers: clang: 18.1.8 gcc: 14.2.1
Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.36
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
System install date:     2024-12-05
Last full system update: 2024-12-05
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:

I would post an image of the folder being empty but it’s not letting me.

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Please, we trust you, there is no need to post pictures from nothing.

In terminal

~

Enter

ls Downloads

btw, updates never change anything on your /home folder.

A fresh install on 2024-12-05, which files do you put in the downloads folder?

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I think there is a misunderstanding here.
The download folder has nothing to do with the package manager. It stores things you download from the Internet.
Packages installed with pacman can be found in usr/share.

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Um, I understand that, thats why im confused I never deleted anything from the folder and the contents of the folder go missing after an update…

5

I typed that in the terminal and nothing happens, I downloaded several things, mod files, files from Unreal Engine, copies of proton GE, a few pictures etc, it was a small collection of files I haven’t move elsewhere yet…

6

I just can’t believe an upd empties the download folder.
Are there any bug reports in arch linux or other forums?

Do you have multiple user accounts?

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Just search for .png, .jpg or names you can remember in terminal like

find -iname '*.png'

Again

Maybe you can post here the log from

ls /home/$USER/
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While not 100% impossible, I’d say it’s highly improbable that an update cased this.

I’d go through your bash history to see if there’s a possibility that an errant command caused this. Some innocuous seeming commands can have disatrrous results if you don’t fully understand what the command does. I consider myself a fairly competent bash user, and yet I’ve wiped directories when using the find or grep command when piped to another command writing to a destination directory. Luckily it was simply a test directory with nothing of significance in it, but I was surprised with the serious result on one occasion in the past. Unexpected things can happen when you issue a command that you’ve never used before. Copy and paste commands people blindly issue that they found online can potentially have very very serious implications.

You mostly have no worries with any command posted on our forum. Many eyes scan each post on our forum, and someone would certainly give a warning or flag any unsafe command posted here .

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Haven’t found any bug reports, don’t have multiple user accounts, I cannot find any logs, ill just chalk this one up as user error as I don’t know what happened and don’t remember deleting anything from that specific folder… no file system errors found either. Snapshots in Btrfs also don’t show anything, went through all the associated folders.