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Resolved Issue With My Documents Folder

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by JETS, 2015/08/27.

  1. 2015/08/27
    JETS

    JETS Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I do not know what happened or why.
    Two weeks ago I awoke and noticed all my subfolders in the My Documents folder have been emptied and dumped into one horrifying mess in the My Documents folder. I now have 7100 files to sort through and put back into the subfolders - manually :mad::(.
    A lot of the files (easily 75%) have file names that by looking at them one does not know what the file actually contains.
    In that mess is also My Pictures folder which I have subfolders as well and 90% of those (4000/7100) have names that doesn't give a clue as to what the picture is of/about.
    Does anyone know:
    1. is there a way to recover the My Documents and My Pictures folders to what they were two weeks ago (before the chaos hit)?
    2. what would have caused such a thing so I can remedy it now before going through tedious, long, manual work of allocating the files to the correct subfolders?
    System is Windows 7 Home Premium Sv Pack 1, Build 7601
    Lenovo ThinkPad 64 bit OS
     
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    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    Did the sub folders have meaningful names that helped you to know what's in them?

    Are the folders still there?

    I can't even think how this could have happened except for a lot of Human Intervention. So odds are, it'll take the same Human Intervention to put all back.
     
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    retiredlearner

    retiredlearner SuperGeek WindowsBBS Team Member

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    Would a System Restore to an earlier time before the mix up be worth trying? Neil.
     
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    JETS

    JETS Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks Neil
    I thought System Restore didn't effect user library folders.
    Nevertheless I did try two weeks ago when it first happened and I received notification after going through 15 minutes of it working that it was unable to restore the system. I don't know if what happened has anything to do with it. Because does appear that possibly some system files got dumped into the My Documents pile of files as well.
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    A system restore isn't supposed to touch personal files.
     
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    JETS

    JETS Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks Steve
    Yes the subfolders provided the file distinction and yes they are still there.
    Your prognosis is what I am afraid of...
    but I am keeping my fingers crossed looking for a hail mary...
     
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  8. 2015/09/26
    JETS

    JETS Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    problem remains
    I am closing the thread
     
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