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Files copied to Windows 10 boot drive missing!
Meant to post this in Windows 10 forums but I'm still waiting for the registration email!
I do a lot of data recovery jobs and often find the quickest way to transfer large amounts of data is to pull the boot hdd/ssd from the working computer, plug it up to the computer I use for the recovery and then copy over the files with SATA speeds.
However, since Windows 10, I find that the copied files are not there when I replace the drive and boot the customers computer. I might have copied 500Gb of data but it does not show or register when I check the used space on the drive.
In the past I have noticed that they turn up in the root of C: in a hidden folder called '$Found' (or something like that) and I have to adjust the permissions to open it and get the contents. This folder doesn't always exist though.
There is, of course, no problem if I copy the files onto the target drive via USB if it is on and booted to Windows. It's just a slower process, especially if the computer doesn't have USB3.
Anyone know why this happens??