For example, if you used to store files on your C drive, they might be moved to D:\Users\Your_username folder on any other hard drive partition. Solution 4 – Search different hard drive partitions for your filesĪfter you upgrade to Windows 10, your hard drive letters might get changed for some reason.
After you switch to it, all your files and folders should be available to you. You should see another account available on the list. Click the Start Button and click your username at the top. Your old account is still present, but it’s not set as the default account, so you have to switch In some cases, files and folders might disappear when you upgrade to Windows 10 and that’s because Windows 10 creates a new account for you by default. Solution 3 – Switch to your old user account In most cases, the files should be in the same folder where you left them. Hidden files and folders option and select Show hidden files, folders, and drives.Īfter you’ve changed this option, try searching for the missing files and folders on your computer. When File Explorer Options window opens, go to View tab. Press Windows Key + S and type File Explorer. To show hidden files and folders, do the following: Sometimes, files and folders might appear missing, but they are actually hidden. If your files and folders disappeared, maybe you should check for hidden files and folders. Solution 2 – Show hidden files and folders This PC > Local Disk (C) > Users > Public. This PC > Local Disk (C) > Users > User Name > Documents or Users report that most of their missing files and folders can be found at Followed all these suggestions from (except the ones pertaining to updating to Win10 and the one disabling Fast Start) (sorry for the length of post, just wanted to cover all bases):ĭisappearing Files And Folders On Windows 10Īfter Windows 10 upgrade, certain files might be missing from your computer, however, in most cases they are just moved to a different folder. Ran a Microsoft Safety Scannerįull scan and found nothing. Ran lots of different iterations of searches in File Explorer. 
Recuva found two versions of the fusion.xls file, but they showed to have not been accessed since over a year ago and were overwritten. I have now moved all data off of the desktop so nothing else disappears! ods file (coffee fund.ods) that replaced one I lost earlier this year, that I'veīeen adding a small amount of data to for a few months. xls file (fusion.xls) that I've been adding data about every three weeks for two years, and the other is an.
I am missing a couple of files that I saved to desktop. Windows 10 user, have had it since the main release date (bought the computer with 8.0, so I welcomed the update!) My problem appears to possibly be unique, so I'm starting a new thread.
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