Windows 10: Folder suddenly full of garbage data--malware or could it be file corruption?

I opened a folder on my thumb drive to find all the files gone and replaced with garbage like the photo below the folders will not open. Malwarebytes is scanning it now, but hasn't found anything yet. Could something like this be caused by corrupted data removing the thumb drive while it was writing a file or something or by a virus?




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Corrupted file RAR

If the archive has been created using WinRAR, why don't you try WinRAR itself? It has a built-in repair feature for repairing corrupted archive (ZIP as well as RAR). Follow the steps given below:

• Open WinRAR application in your system.
• Now click on File tab > Open or simply press Ctrl+O.
• A small window "Find Archive" will pop up. Locate the corrupt RAR archive from your system directory and select it.
• Now click Open button.
• Click Tools tab > Repair archive or simply press Alt+R.
• Again a small window "Repairing File name.rar" will pop up.
• Now click Browse to select a location to save the repaired archive.
• Check the box "Treat the corrupt archive as RAR" and click OK.
• WinRAR will start repairing of corrupt RAR archive. Once it gets completed click Close.

I hope the above steps will help you repair the corrupted RAR archive.

Thanks.

 

Suddenly, Documents folder has moved to Downloads

Hi,

One possible cause why your Documents folder suddenly moved to Downloads folder due to corrupted system files. To assist you better, we'd like to gather more information:

• Have you made any recent changes aside from connecting to your university network?
• Did you get any error messages when you tried to move it back?
• Does this happen with Documents folder only or with other folders also?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

We're looking forward to your response.

 

Files & Folder from c:/Users/OwnUser(My username) Folder getting Deleted itself in Windows 10

Hello,

There are possible reasons that may cause the files and folders to be missing. It could be caused by the following:

• Computer viruses.
• Corrupted files.
• Files infected with malware.
• Set to hidden. Etc.
  

In the meantime, we suggest that you try to find or recover your files and folders using the information and steps provided on the links below:

Back-up-and-restore-your-files

Find-lost-files

Hope it helps. Keep us posted.