Windows 10: Somehow lost a folder on my PC but I didn’t delete it...

Discus and support Somehow lost a folder on my PC but I didn’t delete it... in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So I went on my PC for the first time in a while (to find my profile pic and banner) and I was wondering where my folder was with my profile pic and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/purp1ey, Jan 23, 2020.

  1. /U/PURP1EY
    /u/purp1ey Win User

    Somehow lost a folder on my PC but I didn’t delete it...


    So I went on my PC for the first time in a while (to find my profile pic and banner) and I was wondering where my folder was with my profile pic and that sort of stuff. It wasn’t on my desktop (where it has always been) so I decided to search all of my drives for the folder, all I found was a couple of shortcuts from the recent files section. Those shortcuts had some of the stuff that was in my folder but when I clicked on them it said that the location was changed or moved. It showed the file location which was on my desktop but it’s not there anymore. So next I installed recuva and scanned my c drive, it wasn’t there either so I don’t think I would’ve deleted it. Next I installed glasswire to see if someone had remote controlled my pc and deleted those files, nothing really showed up. Is it possible that I could’ve accidentally dragged the folder onto a USB or something? It’s not in the recycling bin either. Thanks for reading and I hope I can solve this soon!

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    /u/purp1ey, Jan 23, 2020
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  2. OLI_RAMSAY
    oli_ramsay Win User

    Trouble deleting a folder

    Thanks for the suggestion but it says "delete folder failed for E:\....." for each folder I try.

    *Confused Somehow lost a folder on my PC but I didn’t delete it... :confused:

    Will I be forever stuck with these unnecessary folders? *Oh Well Somehow lost a folder on my PC but I didn’t delete it... :eek:hwell:
     
    oli_ramsay, Jan 23, 2020
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  3. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User
    Unable to delete a folder - Invalid folder name


    Suggestion:
    1. Run chkdsk x: /r to make sure that there's no HD corruption.
      x: is the drive containing the folder you want to delete.
    2. Try to delete the folder again. If still does not work, go to step 3.
    3. Download: Download - Linux Mint and create a bootable USB using: Rufus - Create bootable USB
    4. Boot up with Linux Mint and try to delete the folder again.
      NOTE: Unlike WinPE. Linux does not have any Windows permission imposed to it so it is easier to delete.
     
    topgundcp, Jan 23, 2020
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  4. WOJTASRED
    WojtasRed Win User

    Somehow lost a folder on my PC but I didn’t delete it...

    Hidden folders

    I installed `Kane and Lynch` on my PC twice in Program Files(x86) folder but I can`t find them (2 folders with game). But free space on my HDD is lower. So there`re those folders on my hdd. I use option `unhide` hidden folders but still can`t find them. Any suggestions? How can i delete those hidden folders?

    When I run istallation for this game I can see those folders in Program Files(x86) folde.

    I`m using Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
     
    WojtasRed, Jan 23, 2020
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