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coldpie
on Jan 17, 2017
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Did Pixar accidentally delete Toy Story 2 during p...
But then I can't add files to my home directory...
vidarh
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So don't put the stuff you want to protect this way in your home directory, but somewhere else, and symlink the relevant directories to your home directory.
coldpie
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Quite clumsy, but I guess it works. I'll keep it in mind, thanks for the idea.
slau
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You said it was impossible. I simply indicated it wasn't.
coldpie
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The question was perhaps imprecisely phrased, but I think you can figure out what I'm trying to accomplish.
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