Files are changing their locations, help!

Pallius

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Greetings Win 8 users. I am having a strange problem where I move files (user files, documents, etc) to subfolders and a little while later they are back in their prior location. I rebooted the computer and it is still doing this.

Sometimes the file will appear in the parent and child directory. If I delete it from the parent directory, it vanishes from the child directory as well. I have to rescue it from the trash. I drag it from the trash to the desired child directory and shortly after that, it is visible in the parent directory and child.

I can't manage files this way. I simply want to organize files but their location changes on its own. Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy h8-1420t
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 3401 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Pegatron IPMMB-FM "Formosa"
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 7570
    Browser
    Firefox v22
    Antivirus
    Norton Security Suite provided by Comcast
Are you talking about files in default windows locations ? User files are normally in one place on the HDD but you can see and use then
m form USERS folder and also from Documents and Settings folder.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
Documents and settings has been a non- accessible "junction" folder since Vista. I doubt the poster, without altering the security settings, will be able to access it normally. It is only there for backward compatibility.

Could you give a little amplification on, for example, which file, or an example of, you are trying to move, and to which subfolders?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Use several different computers during a day, so specs are irrelevant.
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