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HTML HTML Basics Images, Text and Links Understanding File Paths

Posted by Marjorie Burrington
Marjorie Burrington
855 Points

Retrieving deleted files

I a working on html basics and have accidentally deleted all the images that were originally in the root folder. Is there any way I can retrieve them?

Michael Cook
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Michael Cook
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 28,975 Points

Further to what Steven said, in the future you may want to take a course on Git. Git is software used to track versions of your project over time. It allows you to go back to a previous version of your project if something in the present gets screwed up. Git is a bit of a more advanced skill, but if you take the Introduction to the Terminal course first, and then taken Introduction to Git, then you'll be in good shape to fix any seemingly irreversible file deletions or problems with your code. Many people wait until they are a little more advanced to learn Git and the terminal, but my opinion is that there's no reason you can't learn these tools when you're a complete beginner if you so choose. They can only help you along the way.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

You could also make backups by just downloading the workspace. :wink:

Michael Cook
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Michael Cook
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 28,975 Points

You sure can. These aren't competing methods. Backups are great if you're working in Workspaces. If someone wants to install a text editor and start working locally, Git is a great solution. I wish I learned it earlier.

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

You can restart the workspace.

First, save (download) any work you have done that you want to keep. Then go to the Workspaces page and locate the one you are using. Click on the trashcan icon on the right side to delete the workspace, and confirm when you get the pop-up.

With the workspace deleted, you can go back to the course and "Launch Workspace" again. When it comes up, it should have all the files you started with in their initial states. Then upload any work you saved and continue with the course.