Windows 10: Windows 10 deleted parent folder of folder I was trying to delete

When I tried to delete a folder, Windows 10 instead deleted the Parent folder of the folder I tried to delete.

I think I mouse clicked on the folder I wanted, right clicked, and chose "delete". Perhaps, I selected the file and then hit the delete key on the keyboard. However I selected "delete", a message popped up saying that the file size was too large for the Recycle Bin, and did I want to bypass it and permanently delete the file? I clicked "yes".....without looking at the name of the file to be deleted. Perhaps it said the file I wanted. Perhaps it said the name of the parent file. I didn't check. I just deleted. A message popped up telling me Windows was currently deleting the parent file - not the file I had selected. I tried to stop this, but I was unsuccessful.


This is a relatively new installation of Windows 10. I had not activated Restore Points or File History. I had no backups.

I realize my mistakes and will work hard for this not to happen in the future.


I searched around for a solution. I found people discussing this issue in Windows 7:


https://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/174108-windows-deletes-wrong-folder-parent-directory.html


- I also am pretty sure that I did have the Parent folder selected. I was deleting a folder within a folder the same way I have always done in the past on other computers.


https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/it-is-easy-to-accidentally-delete-a-parent-folder/64367ccf-0ecb-4d49-884c-8f5f5939740c?page=1


- The last posts in this thread had someone commenting that the issue was still not fixed in Windows 10


https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-deleted-parent-folder-of-folder-i-was/08d4833c-3352-460e-a8b8-4de11c2b4f56


- This, I think is about the issue in Windows 10. Maybe I am wrong. I didn't see a solution but some good advice on how to prevent the issue from happening.


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This is the second time on my newly built computer that I have deleted a Parent Folder but thought I was deleting a sub folder in the tree. I have been using Windows since Windows 95 and have gone through all editions including Windows 10 on other computers. I have never experienced this issue before on any other computer. I can't understand why it happened. There must be something wrong with my version of Windows 10....or the way it interacts with my computer. My bad is that I did not have Restore Points activated, and I had not backed up. Now, I am trying to get back my Parent File.

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I make hidden files viewable. I made system files viewable so that I could see the recycle.bin file of my external HD. My deleted file in neither in computer recycle bin of course nor in my external HD recycle.bin. I have run searches of the name of some of the deleted files. I ran Easus. Though Easeus did find deleted files, it did not find my deleted Parent file or any of the files within. I ran Recuva and searched for Movie and Video files as that was what was in my deleted Parent file. No luck, but I am running it again. Recuva takes a looonngg time to run.


I tried CHKDSK, but I ran into problems reading the drive. I'll work on that.


I am not using the external drive except to run these recovery searches. The deleted files should still be there as I have not overwritten them. I just can't find them.


What do I need to do next and why do you think I have experienced this issue twice on my computer when I have never had the issue before on any other computer? Could it be a hardware problem like my motherboard or mouse?


Thank you

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