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While my computer was sleeping, I yanked my external hard drive out. I thought that it would be okay at that point. Well, the files I added are not showing up.
That is not the weird part. Although the files aren't there, they are still taking up the space on the hard drive. I must have added 80 GB before this happened. In fact, there are spaces reserved for the missing folders, and when I try to use the "Arrange by" command, the gaps between the folders remain, as if the new folders are actually there.
It is NTFS formatted. I know I can reformat it, but there is more data on the external hard drive than available on my computer. Moving everything off and then back on would be a great hassle. Is there anything I can do to make these invisible folders show up, or at restore the hard drive to an earlier point?
Thanks.
That is not the weird part. Although the files aren't there, they are still taking up the space on the hard drive. I must have added 80 GB before this happened. In fact, there are spaces reserved for the missing folders, and when I try to use the "Arrange by" command, the gaps between the folders remain, as if the new folders are actually there.
It is NTFS formatted. I know I can reformat it, but there is more data on the external hard drive than available on my computer. Moving everything off and then back on would be a great hassle. Is there anything I can do to make these invisible folders show up, or at restore the hard drive to an earlier point?
Thanks.
