Help! I just lost all my notes

[CalebJohn]

You might find this thread helpful. In your case, the sync files might still exist on the sync target.

Oops....I deleted files

Running Joplin on Ubuntu 20.10 on a workstation. I'm working remotely, away from my usual Synology drive sync source. So I was just storing daily notes locally, without syncing. Then I attached a USB drive to my router, so that I could sync. Figured out the proper path, using File System option, and attempted to sync to a new empty folder. I gather this was a mistake. Joplin displayed a message saying it could not sync, as Fail Safe was checked, and said turn off Fail Safe. So I did. I ga…