You're welcome. Glad you got your folders back.
"Eugene" <Eugene@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A0926E1F-8816-420C-9CB1-1656C362F474@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Thanks to both of you. I did find the folders in my backup. It did not
> show
> up till I checked the box that said "Include non-indexed, hidden and
> system
> files". Then I found it and just dragged the folders to copy them back to
> the
> desktop.
>
> I am using the Vista backup utility, which worked very poorly when copying
> to DVDs (it failed about every third time) but works quite well since I
> got
> an external hard drive.
>
> Thanks,
> Eugene
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> Quote:
>> Run a selective restore using your backup program and only select the
>> items
>> you need back. You don't say what program you use but all the ones I
>> have
>> seen will let you selectively restore.
>>
>> "Eugene" <Eugene@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:A9F8DBD4-A05D-4F36-918B-AE5A51DA2A9C@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > After installing SP1, I noticed that some folders had disappeared from
>> > my
>> > desktop. A couple were folders of shortcuts (easily recreated), but one
>> > was a
>> > folder of recently taken photos. I know I hadn't deleted it myself
>> > because
>> > my
>> > recycle bin still contains some of the rejects I deleted from that
>> > folder,
>> > so
>> > if I had deleted the folder itself it would also be in there. Ahen I
>> > went
>> > to
>> > restore one of the rejects it told me the folder it came from no longer
>> > existed.
>> >
>> > I was hoping Vista had just moved the folder, but a file search could
>> > not
>> > find it. And my weekly backup only copies my hard disk, which I guess
>> > does
>> > not include desktop items?
>> >
>> > Has anyone else had this problem? Is there any way to retrieve these
>> > folders?
>>