I resorted files (ie moved aroung files to differnt directories but did not add) in a 90% full external 2 TB Seagate. One directory out of the total of 8 (lets call it X) had only one sub directory x1 sorted.
All files in X and its subdirectories disappeared. X and x1 directory names remained without any files.
After some clicking on the various directories, all files in X reappeared and remained stable when I clicked all over the place.
After a few days I bought a new ext HD to accept the transfer of X directory but this time I could not get the missing files back.
I tried unhiding files, chkdsk (using Windows PROPERTIES - TOOLS) keep hanging at the end, changing to another computer (from Win7Ultimate) to Vista Home 32, changed cables, USB ports and moving away 300 GB.
I dare not try defrag.I thought the moving around files in sorting, the files took more space than before close to 100% full and pu8shed the files of the unsorted X "out".
When I added up the visble files they come up to close to 90% of the 2TB, the approx 100 TB of X disappeared but it must be somewhere because not only has it reappeared before, file recovery software (Recuva and others) cannot find anything missing
I would be grateful for any help
All files in X and its subdirectories disappeared. X and x1 directory names remained without any files.
After some clicking on the various directories, all files in X reappeared and remained stable when I clicked all over the place.
After a few days I bought a new ext HD to accept the transfer of X directory but this time I could not get the missing files back.
I tried unhiding files, chkdsk (using Windows PROPERTIES - TOOLS) keep hanging at the end, changing to another computer (from Win7Ultimate) to Vista Home 32, changed cables, USB ports and moving away 300 GB.
I dare not try defrag.I thought the moving around files in sorting, the files took more space than before close to 100% full and pu8shed the files of the unsorted X "out".
When I added up the visble files they come up to close to 90% of the 2TB, the approx 100 TB of X disappeared but it must be somewhere because not only has it reappeared before, file recovery software (Recuva and others) cannot find anything missing
I would be grateful for any help
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