My Documents completely deleted off my computer.

[Harz77]

Trying to move the My Documents folder over to my other drive and in the process it was completely deleted. I tried to do this a few months ago but didn't even realise. I'll try show pictures to show what's happening. I've tried everything online so far but i can't find the folders or files that everyone else has.

1st image: 05ceaec9426cc5c2cd6324b8610281d7.png (My documents folder isn't there)
2nd image: 43cfc3be1d1c1efe300816f77707cb9c.png (properties of documents)

 

[linnemeyerhere]

I always suggest coping folders and files to new locations and then when verified you can delete if needed. Have you checked your trash to retrieve ? Something tells me you didn't delete but just moved them somewhere you're not finding yet.

 

[Harz77]

Hi, yes i have checked my trash and can't find anything. I simply made the folder in my D drive and tried to copy it over but something happened in the process. It worked for videos pictures and downloads completely fine. Is there anyway of still making all my documents save on D drive. Or just simply finding the my documents folder and putting it over to my D drive.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

You can do a search via a known file name and this could point you to where you moved the files/folder.

 

[Harz77]

I've searched many times and can't find it, and specific way how to search?

 

[Think Tank]

Go into windows explorer, at the type, type in %userprofile%. Do you see your documents there?
I see it's missing from the library, but that doesn't mean it's missing from the computer.
See image.

 

[Harz77]

This is what shows up b2daa384a6bd6aa5fe1d697ae4ab242b.png
when i click into documents it is empty and also when i click properties on it there is no location tab.
http://gyazo.com/aec3d4f7a1e82d470c216540fcfa0738

 

[Think Tank]

Go to Start > type in CMD > right click on CMD there at the top > hit run as admin > then type this in:
C:\Users>for /f "tokens=*" %a in ('dir /b /s /ad "%systemdrive%\documents"') do explorer "%a"

It will take a little while, and when it's done, it will open every single folder on your computer named "documents".
You can search through these and see if any of them is the one you can't find.

 

[Harz77]

Hi this happened 05192be12174b7f6020822c9c61576ad.png

 

[Think Tank]

Go to Start > type in CMD > right click on CMD there at the top > hit run as admin > then type this in:
C:\Users>for /f "tokens=*" %a in ('dir /b /s /ad "%systemdrive%\documents"') do explorer "%a"

It will take a little while, and when it's done, it will open every single folder on your computer named "documents".
You can search through these and see if any of them is the one you can't find.

Hi this happened 05192be12174b7f6020822c9c61576ad.png

Oops! This is what I meant:
for /f "tokens=*" %a in ('dir /b /s /ad "%systemdrive%\documents"') do explorer "%a"

 

[Harz77]

Could you write it all out again please, doesn't seem to be working.

 

[Think Tank]

Could you write it all out again please, doesn't seem to be working.

The first time I had this:
c:\users>for /f "tokens=*" %a in ('dir /b /s /ad "%systemdrive%\documents"') do explorer "%a"

last time I posted this:
for /f "tokens=*" %a in ('dir /b /s /ad "%systemdrive%\documents"') do explorer "%a"

They are quite different. Is the latter still not working? It takes several minutes

 

[Harz77]

This came up abbad8a1cb5f35a40c71c3a615280fa3.png

 

[Think Tank]

I expected that on some folders - did any other folders appear? If so, was one of them the one that went missing.

 

[Harz77]

Nope just the ones i showed before, as i said i think it is completely deleted of my computer.

 

[Think Tank]

Indeed. It is in fact deleted.
You said in the original post that you moved it. So you must have a backup on the other drive, right?

 

[Harz77]

I have a windows image backup which i did right at the beginning when building my computer? Is there a way of creating a new documents folder or anything?

 

[Think Tank]

Is there a way of creating a new documents folder or anything?

Yes, back on that picture you had: 43cfc3be1d1c1efe300816f77707cb9c.png
You see where it says include a folder? Click that.
It will open a new window. This should be the folder of all the folders in your useraccount. If you don't have one labeled "My Documents," right-click on a blank area, go to new, then click folder. Rename it to My Documents, and then click the button that says "include folder".

Back at the properties window, click the new folder you just made to highlight it, then click "set save location". Press OK.

 

[Harz77]

Ok i'll try now thanks for your help so far

 

[Harz77]

Is there a way of creating a new documents folder or anything?

Yes, back on that picture you had: 43cfc3be1d1c1efe300816f77707cb9c.png
You see where it says include a folder? Click that.
It will open a new window. This should be the folder of all the folders in your useraccount. If you don't have one labeled "My Documents," right-click on a blank area, go to new, then click folder. Rename it to My Documents, and then click the button that says "include folder".

Back at the properties window, click the new folder you just made to highlight it, then click "set save location". Press OK.

I didn't have to even use the back up i just simply added the folder on the D drive to the properties. I'm sorry for all the questions hopefully this should work as my normal "My Documents" folder. I should of really clicked include folder etc thanks.