How to recover my disappeared folder ?
Dear Friend,
I had a couple of folders in my USB Flash Drive along with some Word files. The Folders contains JPEG images file with so many sub folders. Day before yesterday i just inserted the USB in my workplace system. It asked " Do you want to scan or Continue without scan" I cliked Scan and checked two boxes : Fix errors, remove bad sector. After scan done, one pop up window was there that read " there is some problems in scanning..." I cliked ok without seeing properly. When I opened the USB, I shocked the Image folder missing but word files remain. But I checked in property where the used file sectory shows 40% that was exctly when the image folder was. I have only three word files only. I think it may be in hidden files.
Kindly tell me how can i recover it ?
1. click start>>run>>type in "cmd"
2. type the location of your flash drive.. e.g. "d:", "e:", "f:", etc..
3. type "dir /ah"
*you will now see the files/folders with hidden attributes
4. type "attrib [name of file/folder] -r -a -s -h"
*if you're going to unhide files, you should type the whole name plus the extension (format).. example "attrib party.jpg -r -a -s -h"
**if you have folders with 6 characters and above, type the first 6 characters then "~1".. example for folder named "birthday"
"attrib birthd~1 -r -a -s -h"
5. you should repeatedly type dir /ah after unhiding some files/folders so you'll know if they're now working or not..
6. now check you flash drive.. it should be there..