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Offline Carl

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My files! They're HIDING!
on: February 17, 2006, 01:49:44 am
Weirdness is going on in My Documents. On the list of files, only the first few alphabetically arranged files show up (A through AL) and then nothing else is listed. if i type in a file name manually that i know exists, like say, grass.jpg, it will open the file, but it will not be listed. anyone know how to fix this? i'd really like to see my files :(
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Offline phatosealpha

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #1 on: February 17, 2006, 02:04:50 am
I'm assuming you tried the basic folder->Options->View->Show Hidden files and Folders?
 

Offline Carl

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #2 on: February 17, 2006, 03:00:21 am
Yes i have.
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Offline Martinus

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #3 on: February 17, 2006, 03:02:48 am
Hmmm, sounds like a FAT may be the culprit. Try running "chkdsk -V" from a CLI and see how that goes.
 

Offline Carl

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #4 on: February 17, 2006, 03:04:33 am
err...let's pretend i don't know what that all means... :nervous:
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Offline Martinus

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #5 on: February 17, 2006, 03:13:01 am
Ahhh, sorry, I thought you were more windows-literate, too many acronyms methinks. :)

Go to the command prompt (Command Line Interface) and type chkdsk -V (checkdisk -verbose). It should run a check on the File Allocation Table (FAT) and report back if there are any problems. Post the result here if you can.
 

Offline Carl

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #6 on: February 17, 2006, 03:18:04 am
I typed chkdsk -V and got:

The drive, the path, or the file name is not valid.
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Offline Martinus

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #7 on: February 17, 2006, 03:31:51 am
Sorry, making assumptions again. :)

It's chkdsk [Drive letter]

i.e. chkdsk c:

Ignore the -V it's verbose from what I remember, it just gives you more info. Alas! I have been spending more time in Linux these days.
(replace Alas! with Whee! actually. ;) )
  

Offline Carl

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #8 on: February 17, 2006, 03:56:07 am
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Tim>chkdsk c:
The type of the file system is NTFS.

WARNING!  F parameter not specified.
Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)...
File record segment 5064 is unreadable.
File record segment 5065 is unreadable.
File record segment 5066 is unreadable.
File record segment 5067 is unreadable.
File record segment 5080 is unreadable.
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File verification completed.
Deleting orphan file record segment 12092.

Errors found.  CHKDSK cannot continue in read-only mode.

C:\Documents and Settings\Tim>
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Offline Martinus

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #9 on: February 17, 2006, 04:01:03 am
Jebus!

Run chkdsk c: /F
It might tell you it can't do it until your next reboot and ask you if you want it to be scheduled. I'd answer yes and reboot.
 

Offline Gortef

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #10 on: February 17, 2006, 04:33:22 am
Ouch HD fubar! Good luck with that Carl.
Habeeb it...
 

Offline BlackDove

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #11 on: February 17, 2006, 04:51:52 am
Hope you backed up all your art. That **** would be a shame to waste.
 

Offline vyper

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #12 on: February 17, 2006, 05:49:40 am
Indeed, if I were you I'd try and access all the files I could remember the names of and shift 'em to  a secondary drive.
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Offline Nix

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #13 on: February 17, 2006, 09:09:13 am
I forget if chkdsk /f just fixes files And checks for bad sectors, if not, run chkdsk /? (I cant cause i'm on my pocket pc in the middle of retailing class) if your drive has bad sectors cropping up on it, get what you can backed up.  If you have no bad sectors, swap out the IDE/SATA cable if you can, cause a cable more often than not is the culprit of data corruption. 
If you do have bad sectors, backup ASAP and get a replacement.  Then destroy the other drive.  Open it up, drill holes in it or shotgun the sucker!
 

Offline Carl

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #14 on: February 17, 2006, 11:26:17 am
Quote from: Maeglamor on February 17, 2006, 04:01:03 am
Jebus!

Run chkdsk c: /F
It might tell you it can't do it until your next reboot and ask you if you want it to be scheduled. I'd answer yes and reboot.


I did it. I got all the same file is unreadable crap.
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Offline Taristin

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #15 on: February 17, 2006, 11:43:55 am
Start saving now and backup what you can. That bish gunna fry!


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Offline Carl

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #16 on: February 17, 2006, 11:49:43 am
Ah, i see you've read the Darth HoJaBe threads.
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Offline kasperl

Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #17 on: February 17, 2006, 01:02:34 pm
They're right, that HD is dieing most likely. Get as much as possible backed up, now. If necesary, get a Knoppix CD to boot from. (If you need help with that, PM me in case no-one here reply's)
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Offline Scuddie

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #18 on: February 17, 2006, 01:34:04 pm
Do this.  Run cmd.exe, and type this in.
Code: [Select]
xcopy "My Documents" DocBak /E /C /V /H /K
When the prompt comes up, type D for directory.  This SHOULD back up all files in the affected directory to the DocBak directory.  If this does not work, I don't know what to tell you :blah:.
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Offline Carl

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Re: My files! They're HIDING!
Reply #19 on: February 17, 2006, 01:39:22 pm
It got up to the ALs and then said The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable.
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