I use the word missing because it seems like this stuff still exists somewhere on my PC, I just can't see or find it...
I was trying to do a bit of cleaning with a malware cleaner...I noticed a lot of stuff it was finding as in a folder I didn't recognize, so I deleted it. Bad idea. I'm kind of embarrassed I did that, you'd think using Windows since 98 would have made me a little smarter but I guess not.
It seems like I somehow deleted the "Users" folder under the "This PC" dropdown on the left of Windows Explorer.
This has caused all my files to disappear from my Desktop, Documents folder, Downloads folder, Music folder, etc...
However, they seem to still be on my computer somewhere, as when I, say, open Excel and try to open recent files, or open my Media Player to play music, I can. In those applications, I can even see the paths to the files. However, that path doesn't seem to exist when I try to find it in Windows Explorer - and I can't find them via searching the C drive either!
My mind is boggled on this one...any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I was trying to do a bit of cleaning with a malware cleaner...I noticed a lot of stuff it was finding as in a folder I didn't recognize, so I deleted it. Bad idea. I'm kind of embarrassed I did that, you'd think using Windows since 98 would have made me a little smarter but I guess not.
It seems like I somehow deleted the "Users" folder under the "This PC" dropdown on the left of Windows Explorer.
This has caused all my files to disappear from my Desktop, Documents folder, Downloads folder, Music folder, etc...
However, they seem to still be on my computer somewhere, as when I, say, open Excel and try to open recent files, or open my Media Player to play music, I can. In those applications, I can even see the paths to the files. However, that path doesn't seem to exist when I try to find it in Windows Explorer - and I can't find them via searching the C drive either!
My mind is boggled on this one...any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron 15
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz 2.30 GHz
- Memory
- 6 GB
- Browser
- Firefox