Downloads have disappeared- folders only showing in "recent"

Help! I am trying to open files that I have previously saved into "downloads" and they have all disappeared. I can find the folders where they were saved in "recent" as a shortcut but when I try to open the folder I get the following error - "The item 'name of file' that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved, so this shortcut will no longer work properly". I have tried searching for the files and have had no luck.

I don't think I've moved or deleted anything. It seems that there are many files that I can't find- all that were placed in a folder. Again, the folder is in "recent" but I can't find the files anywhere. The missing files are Word files and mp3 files. IT's very strange.

I'm using Chrome- do you have any tutorial for that? thanks for your help. I'm just totally confused as to why all of my folders are gone.

Brink- I've tried all of this and still can't find any of the files. I'm so frustrated. I've searched for the folders and files and can't find anything!

sportsmomma said:

Brink- I've tried all of this and still can't find any of the files. I'm so frustrated. I've searched for the folders and files and can't find anything!

You could try using a search utility to attempt locating the files. I find Agent Ransack a good choice and have used it for years. It is free and can be downloaded from the following site;

Agent Ransack - Free File Searching Utility

HTH

Sir George said:

sportsmomma said:

Brink- I've tried all of this and still can't find any of the files. I'm so frustrated. I've searched for the folders and files and can't find anything!

You could try using a search utility to attempt locating the files. I find Agent Ransack a good choice and have used it for years. It is free and can be downloaded from the following site;

Agent Ransack - Free File Searching Utility

HTH

Thanks Sir George. I tried this but can still only find the shortcuts and files with extension .lnk.

I'm pretty sure all of the files that are gone were Word files. I'm just so frustrated! I'm starting to think that they are gone forever!