bones Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 hi all, i am new here and would greatly appreciate advice you can offer i have my pictures stored an a hard drive.there are about 100 folders. within this "photo folder".i do not regulkarly look throuigh it. i noticed about three weeks ago that all the files and folder names which start with the letter A-F are present. but any with values greater than F are not.the other folders are there? as i cannot rename a new folder to a name i already know exists even though i cant see it (tried safe mode no help).i have just sorted the date numeric named folders eg 21-12-05 into year folders eg 2004 2005 2006 etc.and now only letter fles or folders starting with A-C are visible.1. virus2. hardware failure.3. you tell me Can i fix it? NoCan u fix it.. i hope so.Kind regards, Simoni should have said that in other parts of the computer i have not seen this anomaly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 This is a puzzle isn't it? I really don't know what could have caused this but I wonder if you could have inadvertently hidden these folders.To check this, in Windows Explorer go to Tools > Folder options. Click on the View tab and put the radio button in the Show Hidden Files and Folders option, click apply and then check to see if your folders have re-appeared. Please let me know if this works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 thanks for reply nellie. :) i have tried this but it is not the cause :( now if i create any new subfolder in that folder it disappears after a refresh. now no subfolders are showing any other suggestions ?simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted August 20, 2006 Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Do you have Hide protected system folders checked in your folder options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones Posted August 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2006 Do you have Hide protected system folders checked in your folder options?i have now resolved issue by running chkdsk. i thought it was a windows problem. :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted August 21, 2006 Report Share Posted August 21, 2006 Well fancy that :D thanks for letting us know how you resolve this problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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