lost files in ubuntu

hi

I used following command in ubuntu

gconftool-2 --shutdown
gconftool --recursive-unrest /apps/panel
rm -rf ~/.gconf/apps/panel

i used this command to recover missing task bar and taskbar icons.Apperently i got the missing taskbar.but unfortunately i lost my desktop icons,folders,mails everything deleted.Now pls help me out how can i recover those file…pls …pls. i am totaly blank now

Are they not there in ~/Desktop ? Or /home/username/Desktop ?

Hi

files not there in desktop as well as home folder.I lost thunderbird mails also

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Hi

which is the best file recovery for ubuntu?pls suggest me URL whre i can download the tool