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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: nodame on January 23, 2016, 02:21:34 AM

Title: one folder from external hardisk disappeared after error in opening
Post by: nodame on January 23, 2016, 02:21:34 AM

I was using a seagate backup plus, (NTFS format). I plugged into a windows 8 laptop, and tried to open a sub folder in the  drive main folder. however it can't be opened and there is an error message something like "the directories cannot be found" or "the folder is not located locally/on this disk".

I tried opening other sub folders and they could be opened. When I went back to the main folder, I found the folder that can't be opened previously disappeared.

I've tried:
looking in recycle bin
changing setting to show hidden folders/files
plugging into a macbook to see, which was used yesterday to transfer some video files into the missing folder.

all don't work. please suggest how to recover the data in lost folder

Title: Re: one folder from external hardisk disappeared after error in opening
Post by: DaveLembke on January 23, 2016, 06:27:16 AM

This might help. It sounds like the file tables might be corrupted. This should fix it if its just orphaned data tables.

http://www.tekrevue.com/tip/how-to-scan-fix-hard-drives-with-chkdsk-in-windows-8/