Windows 10: very important, very large folder missing suddenly from desktop

I had a very important, very large folder on my desktop go missing over night. No other files or folders are missing from my desktop/computer, just the most important one. I've searched throughout the whole computer including the recycle bin and the hidden folders and cannot find the folder anywhere. Can someone please help!!! This is insane and very bizarre.

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Files & Folders View as medium or large Icons

To assist you better, we would suggest that you try to follow the steps below:

• Open File Explorer.
• Once you are viewing a folder, right click an empty space within the File Explorer window and select View from the dialogue menu, then choose Large or any icon you wanted to use. Alternatively, you can use the following shortcut keys on the keyboard to
  change your View settings:

• CTRL + SHIFT + 1 Extra Large
• CTRL + SHIFT + 2 Large icons
• CTRL + SHIFT + 3 Medium Icons
• CTRL + SHIFT + 4 Small Icons
• CTRL + SHIFT + 5 List
• CTRL + SHIFT + 6 Details
• CTRL + SHIFT + 7 Tiles
• CTRL + SHIFT + 8 Content

3. Once you have the view set, you can make it the default view for

every folder.

4. Click Apply, then click OK.

Update us on the result.

 

Desktop Folder Destination bugged after WU

Hi

Thanks for your reply.

Regarding the encryption issue you're experiencing, it seems like there might be some lingering encryption settings causing new files to be automatically encrypted when saved to the desktop. To address this, you can try the following steps:

1. Check Current Encryption Status:
   
   • Right-click on your desktop and select "Properties."
     
   • In the "General" tab, check if there's a checkbox labeled "Encrypt contents to secure data." If it's checked, uncheck it.
     
2. Clear Encryption Attribute from Desktop:
   
   • Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
     
   • Navigate to your desktop directory by typing:
     
     cd C:\Users\<your_username>\Desktop
     
   • Run the command: This command will attempt to decrypt all files on the desktop.
     
     cipher /d /a /s:
     
3. Disabling Encryption on Desktop Folder:
   
   • If the above steps don't resolve the issue, try disabling encryption on the entire Desktop folder again.
     
   • Right-click on your desktop folder, select "Properties," go to the "General" tab, and click "Advanced."
     
   • Uncheck the "Encrypt contents to secure data" option, but this time, don't apply the changes to the subfolders and files. Leave it unchecked for now.
     

It's important to back up your important data before attempting any major changes.

 

Firefox. Copy select folders from desktop to laptop

1. Backup your bookmarks
2. Delete all the bookmark folders that you do NOT want to be exported to the other computer (in the Library window, you can use the Del key for this purpose)
3. Export your bookmarks to HTML
4. Restore your backup from Step 1
5. On the other computer, import from the HTML file from Step 3
6. Done.