Need some help... lost files.
Jul 21, 2018 10:08:33 #
nadelewitz
Loc: Ithaca NY
jerryc41 wrote:
My computers have a C drive for OS and programs and a D drive for all data.
Do you have TWO hard drives, or do you have ONE hard drive divided into two PARTITIONS? If you don't know the answer you need to find out. Partitioning a hard drive gives you NO protection from hard drive failure or corruption of the system..
Jul 22, 2018 07:07:23 #
Georgews
Loc: Wellington, New Zealand
Try doing a search using. ??* which should lookfor files with a ? at the start if I remember my old search patterns correctly. Correct me if I am wrong
Jul 22, 2018 07:41:00 #
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
This morning I came down and opened my computer an... (show quote)
The only time I’ve seen files disappear like that was when a (computer illiterate) friend let windows automatically upgrade to the first version of Windows 10 and didn’t follow the instructions properly. She wasn’t backed up and it wiped all her document. Luckily she was a paper lover and had hard copies of the few documents she really needed.
Otherwise they are there someplace.
Jul 22, 2018 08:29:58 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
I didn't do anything like that either. However, I went into Microsoft Word the other day and just for grins checke for past documents and found a whole list of thins I have save from past years so it appears I still have my documents, just lost all my photos that were in the download, document, or photo files. Strange.
Jul 22, 2018 08:51:19 #
nospambob
Loc: Edmond, Oklahoma
You might try a file restorer program, such as Panda Recovery. Could find and restore accidentally deleted folders.
Jul 22, 2018 08:51:40 #
I would add a few new photos or down load them to see if you can see them. If you had a software update, it is possible the the files are there but not recognized. If you copy a couple of jpeg's and they also fail to show, you would have a key to what is going on. However, if you add them and they work fine, it gets even more confusing!
Jul 22, 2018 09:13:59 #
I believe the Microsoft Windows 10 upgrade includes a reversal option, taking the computer back to the previous operating system. This reversal might restore your invisible files.
Jul 22, 2018 10:11:19 #
That sucks Harry! Here in Canada our Best Buy has a Geek Squad. They are awesome. Not sure if they have same. But if so worth a try. Good luck. John
Jul 22, 2018 10:27:49 #
JerryOSF
Loc: Bristol, VA
There are many rescue disks available on line. Personally, I would download a copy of linux, burn it to a DVD and boot from the DVD. This will NOT change anything on your computer. Linux can read all Windows files and show all disks, partitions, folders etc. If it can't find your files they ain't there.
Jul 22, 2018 10:41:53 #
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
Yes.. My son is some kid of computer jock and he could find no (zero) indication that they were ever there or anywhere on my computer. I think I had a Windows update during the night... who knows what that did to me
The files DID NOT delete themselves, nor did a Windows update. You either have a virus due to lack of proper anti virus protection, or a HUMAN deleted or moved the files and is not owning up to what they did.
Jul 22, 2018 10:48:11 #
Lots of good suggestions here. While possible, I doubt just the photos are gone. As has been suggested, make sure of your login. When you boot, does the machine have a choice of user logins? Or if you select turn off/shutdown and switch user, are there multiple users? If so, login as the alternate user and try again. If that’s not productive, I’d download a copy of SearchEverything and search for .jpgs (or whatever raw file extension you use). Next, i’d make sure I had an appropriate viewer for whatever file type your photos are. Next, if you have recover points enabled, revert to the last known good point. Finally, if all else fails, i’d take the suggestion of installing Linux and searching again. If all this fails, you do have your important data backed up somewhere, right?
Good luck and let us know the results of your search.
Good luck and let us know the results of your search.
Jul 22, 2018 10:50:19 #
You may have heard this suggestion already but here are two thoughts:
Have a computer guru:
1. check the computer's registry for anything suspicious.
2. check for any update(s) or hacking that was occurring while the computer was on all night.
Have a computer guru:
1. check the computer's registry for anything suspicious.
2. check for any update(s) or hacking that was occurring while the computer was on all night.
Jul 22, 2018 10:58:43 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
laptop, no DVD drawer.
Fleckjohn65 wrote:
That sucks Harry! Here in Canada our Best Buy has a Geek Squad. They are awesome. Not sure if they have same. But if so worth a try. Good luck. John
Jul 22, 2018 11:01:03 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
Scanned with Recuva\recuva64.exe found nothing
nospambob wrote:
You might try a file restorer program, such as Panda Recovery. Could find and restore accidentally deleted folders.
Jul 22, 2018 11:01:50 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
Anything else I've put in there since has stayed..
nospambob wrote:
You might try a file restorer program, such as Panda Recovery. Could find and restore accidentally deleted folders.
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