Very specific question. I was storing a copy of my data in the system folder of a package. Made it easier to run from system.file(). Unfortunately, I accidentally reinstalled the package, and my personal files were "deleted" when R reinstalled the package. They vanished after reinstalled. I searched for the files in my system, but only the shortcut of where they used to be are found.

1. Are the copies of my data actually deleted?

2. If not, how can I recover them?