Greetings,
I am desperately looking for help regarding missing files due to cancelled prompt in windows XP.
I was trying to copy "my documents" folder into a new folder on an external hard drive. I tried to drag and drop the folder, but it only pasted a shortcut. I then attempted to copy and paste, but it gave no option to paste.
The size of the folder I was attempting to copy was about 7 gigs of data.
After not being able to do either drag/drop and copy and paste, I then tried to use the "Move" operation. When I clicked 'move', it opened a dialogue window notifying me that original files in the original location would go to the new location.
No longer wanting to do such method, I clicked cancel.
I was going to attempt and copy and paste yet again.
When I visited the original folder to view its contents, it only contained the 3 folders that usual comes with windows, "My Music", "My Photos", and "My Videos". My own folders and files have gone missing.
I went back to the folders and performed the "Undo" action but nothing has come back. I visited the recycle bin, but the only files that are there, are the ones that I deleted before attempting to move the original folder. Inside the recycle bin, I right-clicked to see if it would give me the option of "Undo move" (I also did this in the original folder and new folder I had made) but there was no option.
After looking at the folders and contents a bit later, when I was "undoing" previous actions, it apparently performed the undo operation for renaming the folder on the external drive.
When I go to the "My Documents" folder, which contained the original files and click on the properties, it now say "Target E:\ New Folder"....but nothing is in there except the 3 folders My Music, My Photos, My Videos, and a shortcut to "My Documents"....which contains nothing.
I don't understand why this happened when I decided to not go through with the operation.
As usual, these files are seriously important and I need them back.
Thank you in advance to anyone who can help.
I am desperately looking for help regarding missing files due to cancelled prompt in windows XP.
I was trying to copy "my documents" folder into a new folder on an external hard drive. I tried to drag and drop the folder, but it only pasted a shortcut. I then attempted to copy and paste, but it gave no option to paste.
The size of the folder I was attempting to copy was about 7 gigs of data.
After not being able to do either drag/drop and copy and paste, I then tried to use the "Move" operation. When I clicked 'move', it opened a dialogue window notifying me that original files in the original location would go to the new location.
No longer wanting to do such method, I clicked cancel.
I was going to attempt and copy and paste yet again.
When I visited the original folder to view its contents, it only contained the 3 folders that usual comes with windows, "My Music", "My Photos", and "My Videos". My own folders and files have gone missing.
I went back to the folders and performed the "Undo" action but nothing has come back. I visited the recycle bin, but the only files that are there, are the ones that I deleted before attempting to move the original folder. Inside the recycle bin, I right-clicked to see if it would give me the option of "Undo move" (I also did this in the original folder and new folder I had made) but there was no option.
After looking at the folders and contents a bit later, when I was "undoing" previous actions, it apparently performed the undo operation for renaming the folder on the external drive.
When I go to the "My Documents" folder, which contained the original files and click on the properties, it now say "Target E:\ New Folder"....but nothing is in there except the 3 folders My Music, My Photos, My Videos, and a shortcut to "My Documents"....which contains nothing.
I don't understand why this happened when I decided to not go through with the operation.
As usual, these files are seriously important and I need them back.
Thank you in advance to anyone who can help.
