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  • what is the filesystem? Commented Jul 29, 2014 at 20:09
  • It's a standard Linux Mint install, so its ext3 I believe. Commented Jul 29, 2014 at 20:28
  • Were the (non-hidden) files all renamed with #_* appended to their name? Commented Jul 29, 2014 at 20:36
  • @StéphaneChazelas - no. Turns out they got moved them into ~/Videos - there's a comment thread on it on my answer. Commented Jul 29, 2014 at 20:54
  • There's no such thing as “not deleted [but] no way to access them via a directory structure”. If the files aren't deleted, there's a way to access them — under their new name. Look at the script that you ran to see what these new names are. Commented Jul 29, 2014 at 22:47