Help - lost all of my Desktop files!

[Guest David D]

I just turned on the computer and all of my desktop files - like .doc

and so forth that resided on my desktop are gone!!! The folders are

there, but the loose files are not! What the heck happened? I did a

search for them, but nothing is coming up! What should I do? Where

could they go to?

[Guest David D]

Re: Help - lost all of my Desktop files!

 

I tried a SYSTEM RESTORE to earlier point today BUT the missing

desktop .doc's are not still there. The shortcut's came back, but

the .jpgs and .doc's DID NOT.

 

I went into CCcleaner and found some temp files called a doc.LNK file

in my temp folder, but I am not sure how to locate THIS FILE because

it doesn't come up with windows explorer (yes, I have the explorer

option to show system files turned on.)

 

I don't want to start up WORD in case in writes over the last temp

files. The last .doc I used was today in Word. Is there a place

where it would keep a backup of the file?

My last backup of the drive was about 1 week ago and I have been

writing this report (doc) since then, I don't want to lose 7 days

worth of work if I can help it.

 

On Oct 3, 10:10 pm, David D <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I just turned on the computer and all of my desktop files - like .doc

> and so forth that resided on my desktop are gone!!! The folders are

> there, but the loose files are not! What the heck happened? I did a

> search for them, but nothing is coming up! What should I do? Where

> could they go to?

[Guest Lem]

Re: Help - lost all of my Desktop files!

 

David D wrote:

> I tried a SYSTEM RESTORE to earlier point today BUT the missing

> desktop .doc's are not still there. The shortcut's came back, but

> the .jpgs and .doc's DID NOT.

>

> I went into CCcleaner and found some temp files called a doc.LNK file

> in my temp folder, but I am not sure how to locate THIS FILE because

> it doesn't come up with windows explorer (yes, I have the explorer

> option to show system files turned on.)

>

> I don't want to start up WORD in case in writes over the last temp

> files. The last .doc I used was today in Word. Is there a place

> where it would keep a backup of the file?

> My last backup of the drive was about 1 week ago and I have been

> writing this report (doc) since then, I don't want to lose 7 days

> worth of work if I can help it.

>

> On Oct 3, 10:10 pm, David D <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> I just turned on the computer and all of my desktop files - like .doc

>> and so forth that resided on my desktop are gone!!! The folders are

>> there, but the loose files are not! What the heck happened? I did a

>> search for them, but nothing is coming up! What should I do? Where

>> could they go to?

>

>

 

1. System Restore does not restore data files (such as jpg's and doc's).

 

2. *.lnk files are merely shortcuts -- they are not the actual file.

 

3. Although Word may, if so configured, save a copy of the file while

the file is being edited, that copy is deleted when Word is closed.

These "autorecover" files are typically stored in

C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\

(this setting is made in Word from Tools | Options | File locations).

 

4. If -- but only if -- you checked the option to "Always create backup

copy," then Word creates a backup copy of a document each time you save

the document. Each backup copy replaces the previous backup copy. Word

applies the .wbk filename extension to all backup copies, and it saves

them in the same folder as your original document. This option is found

in Tools > Options > Save.

 

5. If a search looking in all files and folders, including looking in

system folders and hidden files and folders, cannot find these files,

you may have inadvertently deleted them, perhaps by using ccleaner. I

suggest using a portion of the file name(s) with wildcards as your

search criteria. For example, if you are looking for

My Important Document.doc

try searching for *important*.*

 

6. Although by doing a System Restore and otherwise working on your

computer you probably have overwritten any deleted files, you may want

to try one of the "undelete" utilities. Your other option is to pay a

significant fee to have a professional data recovery outfit get the data

back for you. It's not cheap, but it does work: http://www.drivesavers.com/

 

User "undelete" apps:

http://www.google.com/search?q=xp+undelete&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

 

 

--

Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

 

To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

[Guest David D]

Re: Help - lost all of my Desktop files!

 

I guess I should have tried undelete first. No, there is nothing

there of that size for yesterday's date. I guess it is gone.

 

On Oct 4, 12:58 am, Lem <lem...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> David D wrote:

> > I tried a SYSTEM RESTORE to earlier point today BUT the missing

> > desktop .doc's are not still there. The shortcut's came back, but

> > the .jpgs and .doc's DID NOT.

>

> > I went into CCcleaner and found some temp files called a doc.LNK file

> > in my temp folder, but I am not sure how to locate THIS FILE because

> > it doesn't come up with windows explorer (yes, I have the explorer

> > option to show system files turned on.)

>

> > I don't want to start up WORD in case in writes over the last temp

> > files. The last .doc I used was today in Word. Is there a place

> > where it would keep a backup of the file?

> > My last backup of the drive was about 1 week ago and I have been

> > writing this report (doc) since then, I don't want to lose 7 days

> > worth of work if I can help it.

>

> > On Oct 3, 10:10 pm, David D <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >> I just turned on the computer and all of my desktop files - like .doc

> >> and so forth that resided on my desktop are gone!!! The folders are

> >> there, but the loose files are not! What the heck happened? I did a

> >> search for them, but nothing is coming up! What should I do? Where

> >> could they go to?

>

> 1. System Restore does not restore data files (such as jpg's and doc's).

>

> 2. *.lnk files are merely shortcuts -- they are not the actual file.

>

> 3. Although Word may, if so configured, save a copy of the file while

> the file is being edited, that copy is deleted when Word is closed.

> These "autorecover" files are typically stored in

> C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\

> (this setting is made in Word from Tools | Options | File locations).

>

> 4. If -- but only if -- you checked the option to "Always create backup

> copy," then Word creates a backup copy of a document each time you save

> the document. Each backup copy replaces the previous backup copy. Word

> applies the .wbk filename extension to all backup copies, and it saves

> them in the same folder as your original document. This option is found

> in Tools > Options > Save.

>

> 5. If a search looking in all files and folders, including looking in

> system folders and hidden files and folders, cannot find these files,

> you may have inadvertently deleted them, perhaps by using ccleaner. I

> suggest using a portion of the file name(s) with wildcards as your

> search criteria. For example, if you are looking for

> My Important Document.doc

> try searching for *important*.*

>

> 6. Although by doing a System Restore and otherwise working on your

> computer you probably have overwritten any deleted files, you may want

> to try one of the "undelete" utilities. Your other option is to pay a

> significant fee to have a professional data recovery outfit get the data

> back for you. It's not cheap, but it does work:http://www.drivesavers.com/

>

> User "undelete" apps:http://www.google.com/search?q=xp+undelete&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls...

>

> --

> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

>

> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

[Guest quy nguyen]

Re: Help - lost all of my Desktop files!

 

Short cuts are not files. Try to find files to see if they are still in your

hard disk?

"David D" <netrate@yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:1191498277.830123.227110@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>I guess I should have tried undelete first. No, there is nothing

> there of that size for yesterday's date. I guess it is gone.

>

> On Oct 4, 12:58 am, Lem <lem...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>> David D wrote:

>> > I tried a SYSTEM RESTORE to earlier point today BUT the missing

>> > desktop .doc's are not still there. The shortcut's came back, but

>> > the .jpgs and .doc's DID NOT.

>>

>> > I went into CCcleaner and found some temp files called a doc.LNK file

>> > in my temp folder, but I am not sure how to locate THIS FILE because

>> > it doesn't come up with windows explorer (yes, I have the explorer

>> > option to show system files turned on.)

>>

>> > I don't want to start up WORD in case in writes over the last temp

>> > files. The last .doc I used was today in Word. Is there a place

>> > where it would keep a backup of the file?

>> > My last backup of the drive was about 1 week ago and I have been

>> > writing this report (doc) since then, I don't want to lose 7 days

>> > worth of work if I can help it.

>>

>> > On Oct 3, 10:10 pm, David D <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> >> I just turned on the computer and all of my desktop files - like .doc

>> >> and so forth that resided on my desktop are gone!!! The folders are

>> >> there, but the loose files are not! What the heck happened? I did a

>> >> search for them, but nothing is coming up! What should I do? Where

>> >> could they go to?

>>

>> 1. System Restore does not restore data files (such as jpg's and doc's).

>>

>> 2. *.lnk files are merely shortcuts -- they are not the actual file.

>>

>> 3. Although Word may, if so configured, save a copy of the file while

>> the file is being edited, that copy is deleted when Word is closed.

>> These "autorecover" files are typically stored in

>> C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\

>> (this setting is made in Word from Tools | Options | File locations).

>>

>> 4. If -- but only if -- you checked the option to "Always create backup

>> copy," then Word creates a backup copy of a document each time you save

>> the document. Each backup copy replaces the previous backup copy. Word

>> applies the .wbk filename extension to all backup copies, and it saves

>> them in the same folder as your original document. This option is found

>> in Tools > Options > Save.

>>

>> 5. If a search looking in all files and folders, including looking in

>> system folders and hidden files and folders, cannot find these files,

>> you may have inadvertently deleted them, perhaps by using ccleaner. I

>> suggest using a portion of the file name(s) with wildcards as your

>> search criteria. For example, if you are looking for

>> My Important Document.doc

>> try searching for *important*.*

>>

>> 6. Although by doing a System Restore and otherwise working on your

>> computer you probably have overwritten any deleted files, you may want

>> to try one of the "undelete" utilities. Your other option is to pay a

>> significant fee to have a professional data recovery outfit get the data

>> back for you. It's not cheap, but it does

>> work:http://www.drivesavers.com/

>>

>> User "undelete"

>> apps:http://www.google.com/search?q=xp+undelete&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls...

>>

>> --

>> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

>>

>> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of

>> ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

>

>

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Help - lost all of my Desktop files!

 

On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:44:44 -0700, "quy nguyen"

<qnguyen@eretailsoft.com> wrote:

> Short cuts are not files.

 

 

A clarification here: what you say is not correct. Shortcuts are

indeed files. They are very small files whose only purpose is to point

to other files.

 

He says he had .doc files on his desktop. Whether that's true, or

whether he meant he had shortcuts to those .doc files there, I can't

tell from his message.

 

 

> Try to find files to see if they are still in your

> hard disk?

> "David D" <netrate@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:1191498277.830123.227110@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> >I guess I should have tried undelete first. No, there is nothing

> > there of that size for yesterday's date. I guess it is gone.

> >

> > On Oct 4, 12:58 am, Lem <lem...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> >> David D wrote:

> >> > I tried a SYSTEM RESTORE to earlier point today BUT the missing

> >> > desktop .doc's are not still there. The shortcut's came back, but

> >> > the .jpgs and .doc's DID NOT.

> >>

> >> > I went into CCcleaner and found some temp files called a doc.LNK file

> >> > in my temp folder, but I am not sure how to locate THIS FILE because

> >> > it doesn't come up with windows explorer (yes, I have the explorer

> >> > option to show system files turned on.)

> >>

> >> > I don't want to start up WORD in case in writes over the last temp

> >> > files. The last .doc I used was today in Word. Is there a place

> >> > where it would keep a backup of the file?

> >> > My last backup of the drive was about 1 week ago and I have been

> >> > writing this report (doc) since then, I don't want to lose 7 days

> >> > worth of work if I can help it.

> >>

> >> > On Oct 3, 10:10 pm, David D <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >> >> I just turned on the computer and all of my desktop files - like .doc

> >> >> and so forth that resided on my desktop are gone!!! The folders are

> >> >> there, but the loose files are not! What the heck happened? I did a

> >> >> search for them, but nothing is coming up! What should I do? Where

> >> >> could they go to?

> >>

> >> 1. System Restore does not restore data files (such as jpg's and doc's).

> >>

> >> 2. *.lnk files are merely shortcuts -- they are not the actual file.

> >>

> >> 3. Although Word may, if so configured, save a copy of the file while

> >> the file is being edited, that copy is deleted when Word is closed.

> >> These "autorecover" files are typically stored in

> >> C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\

> >> (this setting is made in Word from Tools | Options | File locations).

> >>

> >> 4. If -- but only if -- you checked the option to "Always create backup

> >> copy," then Word creates a backup copy of a document each time you save

> >> the document. Each backup copy replaces the previous backup copy. Word

> >> applies the .wbk filename extension to all backup copies, and it saves

> >> them in the same folder as your original document. This option is found

> >> in Tools > Options > Save.

> >>

> >> 5. If a search looking in all files and folders, including looking in

> >> system folders and hidden files and folders, cannot find these files,

> >> you may have inadvertently deleted them, perhaps by using ccleaner. I

> >> suggest using a portion of the file name(s) with wildcards as your

> >> search criteria. For example, if you are looking for

> >> My Important Document.doc

> >> try searching for *important*.*

> >>

> >> 6. Although by doing a System Restore and otherwise working on your

> >> computer you probably have overwritten any deleted files, you may want

> >> to try one of the "undelete" utilities. Your other option is to pay a

> >> significant fee to have a professional data recovery outfit get the data

> >> back for you. It's not cheap, but it does

> >> work:http://www.drivesavers.com/

> >>

> >> User "undelete"

> >> apps:http://www.google.com/search?q=xp+undelete&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls...

> >>

> >> --

> >> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

> >>

> >> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of

> >> ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

> >

> >

>

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

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[Guest David D]

Re: Help - lost all of my Desktop files!

 

I had a combination of both shortcuts (to software programs) and

Jpgs, .docs - only the SHORTCUTS came back though. Not sure why they

would come back and not the others...

 

On Oct 4, 12:59 pm, "Ken Blake, MVP"

<kbl...@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 09:44:44 -0700, "quy nguyen"

>

> <qngu...@eretailsoft.com> wrote:

> > Short cuts are not files.

>

> A clarification here: what you say is not correct. Shortcuts are

> indeed files. They are very small files whose only purpose is to point

> to other files.

>

> He says he had .doc files on his desktop. Whether that's true, or

> whether he meant he had shortcuts to those .doc files there, I can't

> tell from his message.

>

>

>

> > Try to find files to see if they are still in your

> > hard disk?

> > "David D" <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> >news:1191498277.830123.227110@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

> > >I guess I should have tried undelete first. No, there is nothing

> > > there of that size for yesterday's date. I guess it is gone.

>

> > > On Oct 4, 12:58 am, Lem <lem...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > >> David D wrote:

> > >> > I tried a SYSTEM RESTORE to earlier point today BUT the missing

> > >> > desktop .doc's are not still there. The shortcut's came back, but

> > >> > the .jpgs and .doc's DID NOT.

>

> > >> > I went into CCcleaner and found some temp files called a doc.LNK file

> > >> > in my temp folder, but I am not sure how to locate THIS FILE because

> > >> > it doesn't come up with windows explorer (yes, I have the explorer

> > >> > option to show system files turned on.)

>

> > >> > I don't want to start up WORD in case in writes over the last temp

> > >> > files. The last .doc I used was today in Word. Is there a place

> > >> > where it would keep a backup of the file?

> > >> > My last backup of the drive was about 1 week ago and I have been

> > >> > writing this report (doc) since then, I don't want to lose 7 days

> > >> > worth of work if I can help it.

>

> > >> > On Oct 3, 10:10 pm, David D <netr...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> > >> >> I just turned on the computer and all of my desktop files - like .doc

> > >> >> and so forth that resided on my desktop are gone!!! The folders are

> > >> >> there, but the loose files are not! What the heck happened? I did a

> > >> >> search for them, but nothing is coming up! What should I do? Where

> > >> >> could they go to?

>

> > >> 1. System Restore does not restore data files (such as jpg's and doc's).

>

> > >> 2. *.lnk files are merely shortcuts -- they are not the actual file.

>

> > >> 3. Although Word may, if so configured, save a copy of the file while

> > >> the file is being edited, that copy is deleted when Word is closed.

> > >> These "autorecover" files are typically stored in

> > >> C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Word\

> > >> (this setting is made in Word from Tools | Options | File locations).

>

> > >> 4. If -- but only if -- you checked the option to "Always create backup

> > >> copy," then Word creates a backup copy of a document each time you save

> > >> the document. Each backup copy replaces the previous backup copy. Word

> > >> applies the .wbk filename extension to all backup copies, and it saves

> > >> them in the same folder as your original document. This option is found

> > >> in Tools > Options > Save.

>

> > >> 5. If a search looking in all files and folders, including looking in

> > >> system folders and hidden files and folders, cannot find these files,

> > >> you may have inadvertently deleted them, perhaps by using ccleaner. I

> > >> suggest using a portion of the file name(s) with wildcards as your

> > >> search criteria. For example, if you are looking for

> > >> My Important Document.doc

> > >> try searching for *important*.*

>

> > >> 6. Although by doing a System Restore and otherwise working on your

> > >> computer you probably have overwritten any deleted files, you may want

> > >> to try one of the "undelete" utilities. Your other option is to pay a

> > >> significant fee to have a professional data recovery outfit get the data

> > >> back for you. It's not cheap, but it does

> > >> work:http://www.drivesavers.com/

>

> > >> User "undelete"

> > >> apps:http://www.google.com/search?q=xp+undelete&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls...

>

> > >> --

> > >> Lem -- MS-MVP - Networking

>

> > >> To the moon and back with 64 Kbits of RAM and 512 Kbits of

> > >> ROM.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup