Windows 10: Lost access to a folder

Discus and support Lost access to a folder in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi. I turned a folder into a network drive a while back to share it and for some reason wehn i clicked on it it said something about it not being able... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Danny G2, Oct 21, 2024.

  1. DANNY G2
    Danny G2 Win User

    Lost access to a folder


    Hi. I turned a folder into a network drive a while back to share it and for some reason wehn i clicked on it it said something about it not being able to connect to it. i have now deleted the network drive as i wanted to try and relink it but now i have copletely lost access to all my files. I hope to god that this has not deleted all my files but merely lost the link to them. How can I find my files again? thanks.

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    Danny G2, Oct 21, 2024
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  2. ENSO
    enso Win User

    Quick Access not searching Pictures folder

    Summary, that last suggestion didn't work.

    • I moved the pictures to another folder temporarily.


    • Since there were no troubleshooting steps for this scenario, just for the heck of it, I ran through the restore steps. Copied some pictures into the Pictures folder, ran a Quick Access search and initial problem remains: Searching all of QA doesn't find any files in Pictures folder, running search on just the Pictures folder does. I want to run a global search and find matching files in any/all of the Documents, Music, Videos, and Pictures folders.
    That article dates from 2015 and I'm guessing is out of date. I hope it didn't create potential future problems in my registry.

    Bottom line: I'm still looking for a fix.
     
    enso, Oct 21, 2024
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  3. XYLEE DEL
    Xylee Del Win User
    Lost folders on Update

    Hi,

    There are ways to recover some missing files on Windows 10. For us to help you recover them, we'd like to ask a few things. Kindly answer the following:

    • Are you using an Administator account to search for the missing folders/files?
    • Are you able to find the missing files/folders using Search?
    • What specific files/folders are missing?

    Meanwhile, as an initial troubleshooting, we suggest that you check this
    article     and follow the troubleshooting steps given.

    We'll be waiting for your response.
     
    Xylee Del, Oct 21, 2024
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  4. GABBYDGAR
    gabbydgar Win User

    Lost access to a folder

    Folder in Favorites lost

    Had a folder in IE favorites named xxxxx favorites with many items in it. Don't know what I may have done but it is gone from the list. When I try to create a new folder it tells me that there is one already there, but it is not. Any suggestion where I might find the lost folder or how to restore it.
     
    gabbydgar, Oct 21, 2024
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