Invisible files!!
Hello
All the music from my computer recently disappeared, but the memory was still being used. I couldn't understand it and posted in a few forums, to no avail. When I go to the folder the music files were in, there are now no files. Hovering over the folder, it says it contains 0 bytes and 0 folders. The folder in which the albums were stored is something along the lines of: D:/Documents and Settings/Tim/My Music When I type this into the Windows explorer bar, it appears, as usual, blank. However, I recently found that if I type the same, but then add the album folder name, the album will open, complete with MP3s... D:/Documents and Settings/Tim/My Music/Neil Young - Harvest So... the files are definately in the folder. Problem is, I had 40gb of music and cant remember every album's file name to type into the bar. Plus, sometimes it will open the folder when I type the album name in, but other times it won't. Please would somebody help - I'm out of ideas! Thanks! Tim |
What OS are you using? ie Windows XP / Linux
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hey, its XP. Any ideas?
Thanks |
Have you tried "show hidden files and folders" option in Tools > Folder Options in Windows explorer?
If not try this and then post the results. Copy and paste the code box below into notepad. Then save as find.bat (File Type - All Files). Also I have assumed you meant D:\Documents and Settings\Tim\My Documents\My Music not D:/Documents and Settings/Tim/My Music. If not please modify that line. Code:
cd D:\Documents and Settings\Tim\My Documents\My Music |
Hi,
My D:/ drive isn't actually a CD drive, it's another hard drive. How would I ammend this when typing the code into note pad? Thanks |
No change needed - just try G Dem's suggestion.
And please post back the results :) |
Hi guys
I typed in the text just as it was and saved it accordingly. When I double-clicked the new icon a black window opened momentarily then closed again without me getting to see if there was anything written in it. Any thoughts? Thanks again! |
Thanks for your help. I finally cracked it...
Ended up going to the D:\ drive's properties and selected 'Check Now' from the tools tab. When I next restarted my comp it took about 30 minutes to debug and delete certain things, but I now have 387 albums again!! Thanks guys Tim |
No probs Tim.
Well done for sorting it out and thanks for keeping us updated. |
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