Disappearing Folder

I had a folder which contained plenty of files in the D drive

suddenly it disappeared can't even find it when searched for what's amazing is that D drive is still full in memory so i'm suspecting it's there somewhere what can I do?

 

Try run chkdsk /f. It might just do the trick.

 

copied it and put in the search but nothing happened

 

Have you had a recent infection? The reason I ask is that some of the recent, bogus antispyware programs have started to hide documents, program files and desktop icons. It’s possible that the bogus antimalware has hidden the folders. Type these commands to reset the attribute (the capitals are for clarity only, but note the spaces in the commands):

Open a Run window (Windows Logo key+R), type CMD and press Enter.
Type D: and press Enter (point to your D drive).
Type ATTRIB "“H /S /D and press Enter (this may take some time).
Type EXIT and press Enter.

 

checked the D: again but folder still not to be found

 

How to run chkdsk in Vista

 

access denied as you do not have sufficient privileges you have to invoke this utlity running in elevated mode

 

You need to be a member of Administrator group to be able to run chkdsk.

Right click on Command Prompt & click Run as Administrator. Enter your administrator password. Now run the command chkdsk d: /f.

 

i never set a password on my pc

 

Then login to Administrator account & run chkdsk from there.

What version of Vista are you using ?

 

ooops windows 7, sorry

 

What version of Win 7 then ?

 

home premium

 

If yours is the only account created in Win7 Home Premium, it would be Administrator by default.

Double click Computer, click on D: drive, right click, choose properties,Tools,Check Now,Start.

 

done as well, folder still didn;t show up, it disappeared misteriously am afraid

 

Search for a file within that folder. You may have changed the folder's name inadvertantly.