Windows 10: text files from desktop converted to .jpeg

All of a sudden all the folders and files (mainly text) on my desktop have disappeared.
After a long search I was able to find them in C:\users\user\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\BridgeCS4\Cache\256\Desktop6E309C78.
All the files are saved as .jpg and they really are images, so changing the file extension does not bring them back to text.
All this looks very strange to me, I can't figure out how it could happen.
Is there any way I can recover my files? Thank you!

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NOTEPAD

Hello Lillian,

Thank you for reaching out. Let's get this issue resolved.

To create a Desktop shortcut for Notepad, follow the steps below:

1. On your Desktop, right-click on a free space, then select
New.

2. Click on Shortcut and enter in the location field:
%WINDIR%\notepad.exe

3. Click on the Next button. It will ask you to enter the name for the shortcut you've created.

To convert the jpeg files back to text files, perform the steps below:

1. Right-click on the file that was converted to jpeg, then select
Rename.

2. For example: File1.jpeg rename it to File1.txt

3. Double-click on the file and it should now open in Notepad.

Let us know how it goes.

Regards.

 

how do i change an existing file from jpeg to pdf ?

how do I convert an existing file from a jpeg image to a pdf file ?

 

That isn't where your files went. Those are the cache files Adobe Bridge makes, thumbnails and such. You have looked in C:\Users\user\Desktop. Right?

 

I've looked for every single file with Locate32. I could only find the non-updated backups. The latest ones appear to be only in those cache files.