Windows 10: Top Directories aren't being shown in file explorer???

I middle mouse clicked on my file explorer application and now when I use file explorer I cannot see file directories.

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File Explorer--Always scrolling to the top

I'm using WIndows 10, most recent version as of today.

The last few days I've noticed a strange behaviour when accessing file managers, either File Explorer or 3rd party programs.

When a directory or sub directory is chosen, the cursor always scrolls up to the top of the file list.

Obviously, this makes it difficult to access or select a file at the middle of bottom of the list.

Any ideas how to correct this behaviour.?

 

Directory Size Utility

Change Log v1.5

• New Menu strip(File, Edit, View, Advanced, Help)
• Removed "About" button and add "About" in Help drop down.
• File dropdown menu list (Add folder..., Export(Text file, Excel File), Exit)
• Edit dropdown menu list (Delete file, Delete folder)
• View dropdown menu list (Detail, Explorer - Beta)
• Advance dropdown menu list (Check for updates)
• Help dropdown menu list (About)
• New multi threaded
• New "Explorer - Beta" turns the folder list into a Explorer type view.
• New in the "About" window when hovering over the "Directory Size Utility" changes the text color to blue to show it as a clickable link to the site.

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Missing directory

I feel like some information in the original post was missed. The image shows that the top level directories of drive E: are shown and listed in alphabetical order. E:\Bryan is not shown.

The option for hidden files is set to show them. Its not shown. The search box of Windows Explorer was used to search for Bryan. One of the discoveries is:

"E:\Bryan\Garmin\Bryan"

That was obtained by using the "Copy as path" option and pasting into a notepad window.

That shows that E:\Bryan does indeed exist. Again, that directory is not shown. Some of its subdirectories are found, but the top level is not displayed.

From the command line I did

xcopy E:\Bryan G:Bryan (and a bunch of options)

and it succeeded. That new directory can be accessed and shows up in Windows Explorer.

What might I have done to cause this problem? So I don't do it again. I am quite certain I did not do a delete on it.

How should I deal with the detectable but practically unusable directory? Should I delete it? Do I need to shred it or use some utility for secure delete before the saved directory is copied back from the G drive? If so, please suggest a well known product for doing such a deletion.

And now that I think about it for a bit, this is not the first time a directory has simply disappeared. It would be nice to know what I might have done wrong.