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

Hello Microsoft community,


I was deleting some folders, the file structure looked like this:


Projects\

\Project1

\Project2

\ ..


The .. refers to a folder name. I deleted the folder named ".." and it ended up deleting the entire projects "parent" folder. I cancelled the deletion, however the Projects folder did not reappear. It is not in my recycle bin, backup or history. I have checked whether it is a hidden folder and it is not.


Curiously, when I check the memory, the memory the folder took is still in use.


Do you have any idea how to solve this issue?


Kind regards,



Riaan

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