k i was watching a movie on my computer the previous night, the .mpg files etc are kept on my other hardrive in a folder called movies, i went to watch another movie the next day and the folder is empty, after doing a system restore and using multiple appz to try and restore my missing files no go, so i go to delete the folder because this is still taking up 5 gigs worth of disk space and it says the folder is not empty, ive tried all the dumbass checks already so now i figure im screwed its not a matter of saving my files anymore its how do i save my hardrive before it becomes a cup coaster or blunt beating object! please somebody tell me what i need to know!