Windows 10: photos and files missing after August 2023 update

I did the update like we are supposed to and today I turned on my computer and had to sign in. When I went searching for files and photos on my PC they were missing. I went to the cloud and some were there, but I'm not finding some I just did two weeks ago. Where are they?

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Cumulative updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 - August 2023

The following release notes coincide with Cumulative updates for all the supported versions of Windows, released on August 8th 2023.

Windows 11

Windows 11 22H2:

August 8, 2023—KB5029263 (OS Build 22621.2134) - Microsoft Support

Improvements

This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5028254 (released July 26, 2023). When you install this KB:

• This update makes miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.
  

Download:

<to be obtained>

Windows 11 (original release):

August 8, 2023—KB5029253 (OS Build 22000.2295) - Microsoft Support

Improvements

This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5028245 (released July 25, 2023). When you install this KB:

• This update makes miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.
  

Download:

<to be obtained>

Windows 10

Windows 10 22H2:

August 8, 2023—KB5029244 (OS Builds 19044.3324 and 19045.3324) - Microsoft Support

Highlights

• This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.
  

If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates in this package would be downloaded and installed on your device.

https://twitter.com/WindowsUpdate/status/1635692351996801059

��Resources

• Learn about the different types of monthly updates: https://msft.it/6017eRKoX

• Find resources, tools, and news about known issues and safeguards: https://msft.it/6016eRKon

• Have an issue? File feedback to our engineers: https://msft.it/6018eRKok

 

File Explorer "Photos" icon now missing since Creators Edition update

You could restore the classic Windows Photo Viewer app

Restore Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials

 

Windows Photos app - "It appears that the file was moved or renamed" when scrolling through photos

Hi,

There are several reason why this issue occurs. This could be a possible settings issue on Windows Photo app. For the first step resolution, we suggest that you perform a

System File Checker to scan and repair a possible missing or corrupted system files.

You may also try to reset the Windows Photo app by following the steps below:

• Press windows button + R
• Type: %appdata%\..\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Photos_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState
• Delete all the contents of that folder

Note: If you follow the Windows Photo app reset it will go back to its original state. To avoid missing or corrupted files, we recommend that you backup the files.

Update us with the outcome so we can provide further assistance.