Disappearing folders- Any geeks with suggestions?

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

09/10/2007 02:03:46 PM · #1

So, yesterday we come home from a day of shooting. I have a Canon Pixma printer with card reader. I transferred my shots by drag and drop and was having a look at some while they ran. Then Becky sat down to do hers, had to wait for mine to finish, and was having a look.

When mine were done she made sure she waited until the reader finished flashing, took mine out and ran hers using the printer transfer program.
I think she also dragged and dropped some of her older shots from "my Pictures" to her folder. When it finished she opened "My Pictures" and there were no folders there beyond August 11!!!

They're.... gone. Simply vanished. They are NOWHERE to be found. There was older stuff in the recycling bin, so we know they weren't accidently dropped there then emptied. Hidden folders are visible, so they didn't accidently get hidden.

I'd been working on a shot in PS the night before, so I tried "open recent" to see if I could find where it had moved to... nope, doesn't exist. They're just GONE.

Anybody got any ideas where they might be? PLEASE tell me that they really didn't get poofed into the ether!! That's a whole MONTH of shots!!

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

09/10/2007 02:06:29 PM · #2

Were any of the folders/files from each or your cards the same as existing folders/files? Did a popup come up with a question asking if you want to replace anything?

If not, try a recovery program like RescuePRO.

Message edited by author 2007-09-10 14:07:18.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

09/10/2007 02:10:42 PM · #3

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Nope, were filed by the current date. And it disappeared at least half a dozen folders, including the two we'd just finished transferring! :(
(At least we could re-transfer THOSE two folders)

Message edited by author 2007-09-10 14:11:28.

Kaveran

Canon EOS-50D

09/10/2007 02:22:29 PM · #4

Have you tried doing a file/folder search to see if they got drug somewhere else by accident?

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

09/10/2007 02:27:07 PM · #5

Originally posted by Kaveran:

Have you tried doing a file/folder search to see if they got drug somewhere else by accident?

2nd that...

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

09/10/2007 02:33:34 PM · #6

Originally posted by Kaveran:

Have you tried doing a file/folder search to see if they got drug somewhere else by accident?

Yes, that was the first thing I did. When that didn't find anything I tried pulling one out of hiding through photoshop. It says it doesn't exist.
I was just hoping there might be somewhere obscure that they could be buried that the normal routes wouldn't find but that a geek might know about.

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

09/10/2007 02:38:57 PM · #7

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

... If not, try a recovery program like RescuePRO.

Sounds like this is going to be your easiest fix. Just recover them from your memory card.

basssman7

Nikon D500

09/10/2007 02:47:43 PM · #8

When you searched...what did you search for? I would do an advanced search for all files with that file extension, and make sure that you ask it to look in "hidden files and folders" which it does NOT do by default.

jeger

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/10/2007 03:04:21 PM · #9

Assuming you are on a PC...

If you have 'System' 'Restore' activated, you can 'restore' your computer to the state it was on Friday, (or whenever all the folders were there). Then just re-add the most recent images from your memory card.

Please note that when you 'restore' to a certain date, anything you have done since then will be lost. So backup any recent documents that you want to save to an external hard drive or USB stick.

Start Menu ->All Programs-> Accessories->System Tools->'System' 'Restore'.

Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF for Minolta

09/10/2007 04:01:24 PM · #10

Originally posted by jeger:

YES!!! Whyyyy did I not think of that??!! THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!
*off to save stuff then 'restore'*

MrEd

Sony DSLR-A100

09/10/2007 05:26:18 PM · #11

Edited: Someone beat me to it

Message edited by author 2007-09-10 17:26:51.