Pics Have Disappeared
Jan 13, 2024 10:54:53 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
My computer programmer son built me a computer for my photo stuff. While initially saving my photo files onto the primary hard drive, all images showed up on Picasa. When that drive was filled to capacity, the computer automatically went to saving files on the much larger secondary hard drive. And suddenly Picasa had no files at all, just like it was when the computer was new. Any new files downloaded were saved on Picasa, just like starting over. Ends up all the previous files are still there but to access them on Picasa I have to import them from the primary drive each time.
You might check to make sure your computer doesn’t have a secondary hard drive.
You might check to make sure your computer doesn’t have a secondary hard drive.
Jan 13, 2024 11:05:33 #
If you are on a Mac, then you should run Time Machine from a point in time before you realized the folders had changed their contents. Hope this helps. If not, a good computer tech can often work miracles with this type of issue.
Jan 13, 2024 11:38:54 #
yssirk123 wrote:
If you're on a Windows machine and activated Microsoft One Drive your files may be moved from your computer and placed in Microsoft's cloud drive, but they're still there.
I believe the limit for One Drive is 5 GB unless you opt to purchase more storage. The number of images the OP has lost far exceeds the limit.
Jan 13, 2024 11:43:27 #
I have been reading, looking for solutions, and came up empty. Then I came across someone who said they accidently dumped everything into the Recycle Bin. ????
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Jan 13, 2024 11:51:37 #
I find it hard to believe they were accidentally deleted, especially if the folders remain. I’m wondering if you applied some sort of filter to your file browser so it’s only showing certain types of files, or you changed those file types to “hidden”
Jan 13, 2024 11:56:14 #
Jan 13, 2024 17:05:08 #
JD750 wrote:
Lots of good suggestions here but strawberry36 has not responded to any of them.
He posted this less than 24 hours ago. There’s no requirement that he continuously monitor it.
Jan 13, 2024 17:08:24 #
JD750 wrote:
Lots of good suggestions here but strawberry36 has not responded to any of them.
After seeing the first reply, strawberry36 may have logged out and gone to find someone local who will care and assist with compassion and understanding for another human who has not lived in a computer cubicle for 25-30 years, or more.
Jan 13, 2024 20:04:38 #
Bill_de wrote:
I have been reading, looking for solutions, and came up empty. Then I came across someone who said they accidently dumped everything into the Recycle Bin. ????
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Last week following a total failure of my main working PC I decided to get out my old Win 10 laptop so that I could get back online for email use. It had not been used for months and went through loads of updating then following this every folder I attempted to open just dumped the contents into the recycle bin and the only way that could be stopped was to power it off. On restart, all the folder content that had been put in the recycle bin could be recovered.
Jan 13, 2024 23:47:26 #
This must be the week for weird computer problems. I was moving a folder from my main computer to an external hard drive. Part of what I do when I finish with a set of images it was about a 22 GB folder. I didn’t realize there’s only about 10 GB of space on the external drive. I noticed it seem to be hanging up and then I realized what was going on. It was deleting files off of the main hard drive, but they were not recorded on the external hard drive.
I have back up so I was able to restore it all but what a mess. It took some time to figure out what was missing and replace it.
So heads up for Lightroom users make sure when you’re moving folders that there’s enough space on the target drive.
I have back up so I was able to restore it all but what a mess. It took some time to figure out what was missing and replace it.
So heads up for Lightroom users make sure when you’re moving folders that there’s enough space on the target drive.
Jan 15, 2024 13:57:13 #
They don't "just disappear!" Has their format changed that cannot be read by your software.
Or as has been properly suggested, you have a backup that you can restore or copy from.
Or as has been properly suggested, you have a backup that you can restore or copy from.
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