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  1. TIMMY
    timmy Win User

    Windows 10, Folders and files gone by itself?


    Hello, i don't know how to happened.

    I noticed my menu bar icons started showing a different icon (the default windows program icon) for some reason and Internet sites html started messing up too, so i decided to reboot my computer.

    Now my background is gone, it's just black. And all my folders and programs are gone. There's just one folder left on my desktop and all of them are empty.

    My downloads folder is also empty, there's just one folder left and its empty.

    I can provide images if needed.

    :)
     
    timmy, Aug 21, 2015
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  2. RUBYMENEFIELD
    RubyMenefield Win User

    Scan Folder and its files gone missing on Windows 10

    Old title: Lost Scan Folder Windows 10

    Help, I'm unable to locate my "scan folder"? I'm using Windows 10. It was there but now it's gone. I can scan with no problems but the files that I had saved in my Scan Folder are now gone.

    Thanking you in advance for your help

    Ruby

    Scan Folder and its files gone missing on Windows 10
     
    RubyMenefield, Aug 21, 2015
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  3. JOHN SARC
    John Sarc Win User
    Sorting files and folders by size

    We tried replicating your concern here in our end and the process works fine. Have you tried reconnecting your SD card? Also, have you tries doing it in a different computer?
     
    John Sarc, Aug 21, 2015
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  4. 1029RJMENVY17T
    1029rjmenvy17t Win User

    Windows 10, Folders and files gone by itself?

    Hello,
    I think I know what your problem is but to verify please put some pics of your desktop
     
    1029rjmenvy17t, Aug 21, 2015
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  5. TIMMY
    timmy Win User
    -Every folder is empty.
    -Every program/game is gone.

    Windows 10, Folders and files gone by itself? [​IMG]
     
    timmy, Aug 21, 2015
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  6. 1029RJMENVY17T
    1029rjmenvy17t Win User
    Hello,
    Thanks for the pic
    Go to File Explorer > This PC > Local Disk > Users > Right click on your user folder and click Properties then the Security tab
    then under "Group or user names:" select your account click Edit and then select your account again then select every check box to "Allow"
    Click Apply.
    then restart the computer.
    This may or may not work let me know
     
    1029rjmenvy17t, Aug 21, 2015
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  7. TIMMY
    timmy Win User
    Hello. I did all the steps but when i rebooted it wont get past troubleshoot windows 10 its broken. I cant go in safe mode either. Im using my other device to post.
     
    timmy, Aug 21, 2015
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  8. 1029RJMENVY17T
    1029rjmenvy17t Win User

    Windows 10, Folders and files gone by itself?

    Hello,
    Ok not good is your other PC running Windows 10?
    if so then make a Repair flash drive with the windows recovery option in control panel and
    boot the broken PC to it and see if you can do a system restore to before this problem started.

    If you don't have another PC with Windows 10 then we can try additional steps
     
    1029rjmenvy17t, Aug 21, 2015
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  9. TIMMY
    timmy Win User
    Hi. I dont have another computer with windows 10. Im interested in finding out what happened this has never happened on my computer before.
     
    timmy, Aug 21, 2015
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  10. 1029RJMENVY17T
    1029rjmenvy17t Win User
    Hello,
    Don't fell bad it happened to me serval times in windows 8.
    What happens is if the permissions for you to access your account get disabled then what happened to you will happen and has happened to me.
    now since you cant boot your PC something else happened possibly and we will try to fix this


    So I am going to check with a Mod here and see if I can find a way to give you some files
    however into I get the ok with a mod or admin I cant do anything

    however what kind of PC do you have? Make And Model and do you have recovery media of any kind?
     
    1029rjmenvy17t, Aug 21, 2015
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  11. 1029RJMENVY17T
    1029rjmenvy17t Win User
    Hello,
    Ok so I got ok from the Admin but it wont work so

    Lets try this
    Can you access system recovery?
     
    1029rjmenvy17t, Aug 21, 2015
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  12. TIMMY
    timmy Win User
    I just checked and i am not able to. Maybe i have to go back to windows 7 if this gets fixed.
     
    timmy, Aug 21, 2015
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  13. 1029RJMENVY17T
    1029rjmenvy17t Win User

    Windows 10, Folders and files gone by itself?

    Hello,
    Ok what type of PC do you have?
    Like what is the Model Number And Make
    so I can see what other options we have
     
    1029rjmenvy17t, Aug 21, 2015
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  14. 1029RJMENVY17T
    1029rjmenvy17t Win User
    Opps this was a second same post sorry
     
    1029rjmenvy17t, Aug 21, 2015
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  15. TONYB
    Tonyb Win User
    Guys would a download of windows 10 fix his issue as i have it it's how i did my update and if the mod would allow me i can send it.
     
    Tonyb, Aug 21, 2015
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