Catkin_ws/src empty when reopening course

Course Support ROS Basics In 5 Days (Python)
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I am not sure if this is the correct place to report bugs…

Last night I finished the topic quiz and started the rosject project. When I returned to the course, my catkin_ws/src/ directory was empty.

It is not a big deal, but still surprising.

I don’t know if this is related, but I was connected to my work VPN when I opened the rosject and then went back and reopened the course. So, my connection was really slow. Did something timeout and reset itself?

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Another interesting data point: The ide shows the catkin_ws/src directory is empty while the terminal shows there is a single CMakeLists.txt file in the directory.

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Let me check what happened and try to recover your files.

Yes, a slow connection could cause this.

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I have restored your files for the course.

I see the same problem also affected the rosject. If you have not gone far with it, I recommend that you delete that copy and create a new one. If you have gone far, I can see how we can restore the rosject.

Please avoid using this VPN or any slow network.

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Thanks for the quick fix. I’ll try to remember to log off the VPN before logging into theconstructsim.