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    Profile/User settings disappeared

    Hi. When I logged in today, after rebooting from yesterday's session, most of my user configuration options had been reset to defaults. e.g. my GNOME terminal profiles had gone, my dash no longer had my apps pinned to it, but the defaults had reappeared, the desktop background had been reset etc. Any clues as to a: why/how it happened and b: how I can restore? Thanks in advance.

    (Obvs, I do an apt update && apt full-upgrade at least once a day so my hunch is it was something in yesterday's updates (6 July to avoid confusing our friends who differently format DD/MM))
    To err is human, but not uniquely so.

  2. #2
    #&thj^% is offline I Ubuntu, Therefore, I Am
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    Re: Profile/User settings disappeared

    August 6th or July 6th? I noticed it yesterday on XFCE4 as well, I have not looked at my updates yet other pressing matters first.
    Last edited by #&thj^%; 4 Weeks Ago at 11:59 PM.

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    #&thj^% is offline I Ubuntu, Therefore, I Am
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    Re: Profile/User settings disappeared

    So I reverted back 1 week, all is as it should be.
    Now the upgrades again
    Code:
    Calculating upgrade... Done
    The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
      nvidia-firmware-555-555.52.04 python3-proton-vpn-connection python3-proton-vpn-killswitch
    Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      libibmad5 libibumad3 libjxl0.10 libnvidia-egl-wayland1 libpoppler140
      nvidia-firmware-555-555.58.02 python3-proton-vpn-killswitch-network-manager-wireguard
      python3-proton-vpn-network-manager-wireguard
    The following packages will be upgraded:
      amd64-microcode apparmor apparmor-utils apport apport-core-dump-handler apport-gtk apt apt-utils
      bpfcc-tools conky-all cpio cpp-13 cpp-13-x86-64-linux-gnu cpp-14 cpp-14-x86-64-linux-gnu dpkg
      dpkg-dev dvisvgm evolution-data-server-common firefox g++-14 g++-14-x86-64-linux-gnu gcc-13
      gcc-13-base gcc-13-x86-64-linux-gnu gcc-14 gcc-14-base gcc-14-x86-64-linux-gnu gcr4 gdebi
      gdebi-core gettext gettext-base gimp gimp-data gir1.2-glib-2.0 gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0
      gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0 gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0 gir1.2-nm-1.0 gir1.2-vte-2.91
      gsettings-desktop-schemas gstreamer1.0-alsa gstreamer1.0-gl gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
      gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-tools gstreamer1.0-vaapi
      gstreamer1.0-x kwin-common kwin-data kwin-x11 libamdhip64-5 libapparmor1 libappimage1.0abi1t64
      libapt-pkg6.0t64 libasan8 libatomic1 libbpfcc libcamel-1.2-64t64 libcares2 libcc1-0
      libcryptsetup12 libdpkg-perl libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-common libdrm-dev libdrm-intel1
      libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libdrm2 libdynaloader-functions-perl libebackend-1.2-11t64
      libebook-1.2-21t64 libebook-contacts-1.2-4t64 libedata-book-1.2-27t64 libedataserver-1.2-27t64
      libfftw3-double3 libfftw3-single3 libfribidi0 libgcc-13-dev libgcc-14-dev libgcc-s1 libgck-2-2
      libgcr-4-4 libgdcm-dev libgdcm3.0t64 libgfortran5 libgimp2.0t64 libgirepository-2.0-0
      libglib2.0-0t64 libglib2.0-bin libglib2.0-data libglib2.0-dev libglib2.0-dev-bin libgomp1
      libgstreamer-gl1.0-0 libgstreamer-opencv1.0-0 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
      libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev
      libgstreamer1.0-0 libgstreamer1.0-dev libhtml-parser-perl libhwasan0 libimlib2t64
      libio-stringy-perl libitm1 libjs-sphinxdoc libkpathsea6 libkwineffects14 libkwinglutils14
      libllvm17t64 liblouisutdml-bin liblouisutdml-data liblouisutdml9t64 liblsan0 libmysqlclient21
      libnetpbm11t64 libnm0 libnvidia-cfg1-555 libnvidia-common-555 libnvidia-compute-555
      libnvidia-decode-555 libnvidia-encode-555 libnvidia-extra-555 libnvidia-fbc1-555
      libnvidia-gl-555 libnvme1t64 libobjc4 libopenconnect5 libpcsclite1 libpipewire-0.3-0t64
      libpipewire-0.3-common libpipewire-0.3-modules libpoppler-cpp1 libpoppler-glib8t64
      libpoppler-qt5-1t64 libptexenc1 libpython3-stdlib libqalculate-data libqalculate23
      libqt5concurrent5t64 libqt5core5t64 libqt5dbus5t64 libqt5gui5t64 libqt5network5t64
      libqt5opengl5t64 libqt5printsupport5t64 libqt5sql5-mysql libqt5sql5-sqlite libqt5sql5t64
      libqt5test5t64 libqt5waylandclient5 libqt5waylandcompositor5 libqt5widgets5t64 libqt5xml5t64
      libqt6core6t64 libqt6dbus6 libqt6gui6 libqt6network6 libqt6opengl6 libqt6sql6 libqt6sql6-sqlite
      libqt6widgets6 libqt6xml6 libquadmath0 librabbitmq4 libsdl2-2.0-0 libsepol-dev libsepol2
      libspa-0.2-bluetooth libspa-0.2-modules libssh2-1t64 libssl3t64 libstdc++-14-dev libstdc++6
      libsuperlu6 libsynctex2 libtdb1 libtexlua53-5 libthunarx-3-0 libtsan2 libubsan1 libucx0
      libvte-2.91-0 libvte-2.91-common libwayland-bin libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0
      libwayland-dev libwayland-egl1 libwayland-server0 libxapian30 lintian linux-firmware lzip
      media-player-info netpbm network-manager nvidia-compute-utils-555 nvidia-dkms-555
      nvidia-driver-555 nvidia-kernel-common-555 nvidia-kernel-source-555 nvidia-utils-555
      openssh-client openssl pcmciautils pipewire pipewire-alsa pipewire-audio-client-libraries
      pipewire-bin pipewire-jack pipewire-pulse poppler-utils proton-vpn-gnome-desktop
      proton-vpn-gtk-app python3 python3-apparmor python3-apport python3-bpfcc python3-click
      python3-constantly python3-cpuinfo python3-distupgrade python3-gdbm python3-hyperlink
      python3-importlib-metadata python3-libapparmor python3-mako python3-minimal python3-numpy
      python3-problem-report python3-proton-core python3-proton-vpn-api-core
      python3-proton-vpn-killswitch-network-manager python3-proton-vpn-network-manager python3-six
      python3-tdb python3-tk python3-twisted python3-zipp qt5-gtk-platformtheme qt6-gtk-platformtheme
      qt6-qpa-plugins qtwayland5 spice-vdagent surfshark tdb-tools texlive-binaries thunar thunar-data
      tpm-udev ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk xfburn xfce4-power-manager
      xfce4-power-manager-data xfce4-power-manager-plugins xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-555 zip
    264 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 1,177 MB of archives.
    After this operation, 84.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.
    Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
    Nothing stands out, but possibles are:
    Code:
      gsettings-desktop-schemas  python3-tdb python3-tk python3-twisted python3-zipp qt5-gtk-platformtheme qt6-gtk-platformtheme
      qt6-qpa-plugins qtwayland5 spice-vdagent surfshark tdb-tools texlive-binaries thunar thunar-data
      tpm-udev ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk xfburn xfce4-power-manager
      xfce4-power-manager-data xfce4-power-manager-plugins xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-555 zip
    After a reboot I'll check again

  4. #4
    #&thj^% is offline I Ubuntu, Therefore, I Am
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    Re: Profile/User settings disappeared

    Disregard all the above, Mine was due to "importing my rpool to my Arch server, I needed some stuff.
    I found that in my terminal history.

    Happenstance that we both noticed a similar setting change.

    All Good Here, but I hope you find your culprit.
    Last edited by #&thj^%; 4 Weeks Ago at 12:01 AM.

  5. #5
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    Re: Profile/User settings disappeared

    Thanks! Sorry about the month confusion - you were right, Aug 6. I am afraid I do not know how to revert 1 week, nor how to find my culprit, but I am glad you got sorted. It implies my settings are still kicking around somewhere - I just need to find them and re-use. (Or at least use them to remind me what and how to reconfigure)
    To err is human, but not uniquely so.

  6. #6
    #&thj^% is offline I Ubuntu, Therefore, I Am
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    Re: Profile/User settings disappeared

    Typically I keep at least 2 copies of ".config" and "cache" or Just a copy of my entire "/home/USER" on a backup drive.

    My revert comes from a snapshot, not to be confused with snap or snapd...(Yuck )

    I'm surprised at how many folks don't use back-ups of any kind, they are literally data life-savers, should any form of disaster hit.

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