Windows 10: Restarted PC and folder on desktop just disappeared

Discus and support Restarted PC and folder on desktop just disappeared in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; 1 year old Dell XPS 13. Had a folder with some pictures on the desktop. Restarted it and the folder is gone. Looked in the desktop folder in the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by SoDiMm, Dec 24, 2020.

  1. SoDiMm Win User

    Restarted PC and folder on desktop just disappeared


    1 year old Dell XPS 13. Had a folder with some pictures on the desktop. Restarted it and the folder is gone. Looked in the desktop folder in the profile directory and enabled show hidden/system files. Thing is gone. Tried ESUS and ReCuva and honestly, they just found unusable garbage. Any ideas as to what happened? Kinda makes one not trust their PC any more.
    Windows 10 fully updated.

    :)
     
    SoDiMm, Dec 24, 2020
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  2. silkstone Win User

    Disappearing folder

    I've encountered a strange problem in windows 10 where I tried to delete a file in a folder, but ended up deleting the whole directory. It did so without the usual pop-up to confirm delete or say it was too big for the recycle bin. It was my Videos folder, so pretty big, but the disk allocation has also remained the same.

    I've always had a problem with 'double icons' for the different user folders, including videos, and so I'm thinking it could have something to do with the whole thing, especially as now one of the two video folders has disappeared from the users folders.

    The first thing i tried was 'Undo delete', but it just bought the folder back with non of the contents. Then, I went straight to Recuva, but it came up blank (there must have been over 50 videos in the folder)

    I'm at a little bit of a loss as where to start looking for this disappeared folder and was hoping someone might have some suggestions?

    Screenshots below:


    Restarted PC and folder on desktop just disappeared upload_2017-4-1_22-11-14-png.png
     
    silkstone, Dec 24, 2020
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  3. Desktop Disappeared After Windows 10 Update

    After upgrading to windows 10, my desktop completely disappeared, sometimes it will flash for a micro second. The Desktop folder is still in my folder list and I can access it that way but prefer to have access to my desktop. I saw the other thread where
    it suggested a clean boot, but this did not work. Any other suggestions?

    Thanks!
     
    Jessica23Q, Dec 24, 2020
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  4. MohanC Win User

    Restarted PC and folder on desktop just disappeared

    windows 10 deleted my desktop files

    Step 1 - I upgraded to Win 10 and lost all my files on Desktop.

    Step 2 - Found the files in Network - USers- Desktop

    copied all files again to desktop.

    Step 3- Restarted my machine again and lost desktop files again.

    Step 4 - As suggested did the following as listed below but dont find my files.

    • Press “Windows + E”, open This PC/Computer
    • Open Local Disc C, open Windows.old
    • Click on Users, select your User name
    • Go to desktop folder
    Cant find my files. Why is Win 10 deleted files again and again from Desktop ?.
     
    MohanC, Dec 24, 2020
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