[phenixbb] recovering the files from project directory

Hi, I tried to use phenix in my personal computer for small checks and convenient use. I accidentally happened to make my project directory /user/XXX/Documents. Even though it was not the intended folder for running Phenix and later changed it to some other folders, I noticed that all my documents in that folder has disappeared (folder is empty). I do not see the files in trash folder as well. I assume this happened because of selecting documents as the project directory and phenix empties the folder before use, am I correct? If so is there any way to recover those files? Thanking you in advance. Best regards, Bishwa