Solved Files seen in folder, but progs say "File not found"??

Thenin

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I've just recently encountered a baffling problem: I browse to some folders in Explorer, and the files I expect to see are all there. However, every app I've tried to open or otherwise load these files reports "File not found"!

Opening a cmd window and performing a Dir command also shows all the files.

I found a couple of apps that promise to reveal extended info about specified files, but when I navigate to these files and select one to process, both of these tools also report "File not found".

I've run chkdsk and other utils on the drive holding these files several times, and each time it reports no errors found.

I'm running 64-bit Windows 7 Pro SP1 with the latest updates.

WTF? Can anyone help me resolve this weird issue, please?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64-bitIntel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core ...16GB G.SKILL TridentX 2666 (PC3 21300) RAMEVGA nVidia GTX-750
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home-built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1 Gen 2
Memory
16GB G.SKILL TridentX 2666 (PC3 21300) RAM
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA nVidia GTX-750
Sound Card
LogiLink USB 2.0 7.1 Channel Sound Box
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL U2713HM, ViewSonic 22, HDTV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
System is on 2x RAID 0 Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SATA-III SSD

System has several other SATA III disks as well
PSU
Corsair RM750x
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Scout 2
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
Apple Slim, Bluetooth slim
Mouse
Logitech Trackball Marble & Logitech Wireless Trackball
Internet Speed
100 Gbps
Antivirus
Avira AntiVirus Pro
Browser
Waterfox, Opera, Basilisk
What happens if you move the files to another folder?
 

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W7 Pro SP1 64biti78GBIntel HD Graphics
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Employer provided Dell Latitude
OS
W7 Pro SP1 64bit
CPU
i7
Memory
8GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel HD Graphics
Hard Drives
crappy SSD
Antivirus
Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection
Browser
Pale Moon 64bit, IE11 64bit & Chrome 64bit
I have finally figured out the problem, and it surprised me!

Here's the explanation... The disk drive that held the files in question was connected via an external SATA drive cage. Apparently, the slot in that cage that held the drive had a quasi-stable connection, either to the disk or the computer. I see no alternative than to conclude that it was properly connected when I browsed the folder (and ran the Dir cmd), and that the directory info was then stored in the disk cache.

But when I tried to open those files with various applications, the drive must have been disconnected at the time and -- as the files were obviously not present in the cache -- the opens all failed because the disk was disconnected at that time.

I confirmed that the disk itself was fine by connecting it using a different external cage and found that all the files were fine.

The main thing that surprised me was that Windows gave no apparent indication that the drive kept connecting and disconnecting over and over! Weird!
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64-bitIntel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core ...16GB G.SKILL TridentX 2666 (PC3 21300) RAMEVGA nVidia GTX-750
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home-built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Z97-A/USB 3.1 Gen 2
Memory
16GB G.SKILL TridentX 2666 (PC3 21300) RAM
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA nVidia GTX-750
Sound Card
LogiLink USB 2.0 7.1 Channel Sound Box
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL U2713HM, ViewSonic 22, HDTV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
System is on 2x RAID 0 Samsung 850 PRO 256GB SATA-III SSD

System has several other SATA III disks as well
PSU
Corsair RM750x
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Scout 2
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
Apple Slim, Bluetooth slim
Mouse
Logitech Trackball Marble & Logitech Wireless Trackball
Internet Speed
100 Gbps
Antivirus
Avira AntiVirus Pro
Browser
Waterfox, Opera, Basilisk
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