Vista - My Document folder disappeared

**crazier** · 07-08-2009

Guyz, I need a serious help....Ma Documents folder(My Document) juzt disapeared ...Anyone out there who can help me restore or recover it in any possible way...pls help the brother in need....??? I´m runing a Vista home basic laptop but i´m sure i didnt delete these neither maybe someone did but i dont know how these culd suddenly disappear. I´m having AVG dailly auto update and scan so i hafly ruled out the virus inffection. I tried almost everything, to restore, regedit, undelete, but nothing help but through these i only happen to get the folder itsself but but the files in it still at large...The othe thing is when i got the folder but it suddenly duplicate and name the other folder Document145.. Now what does that mean again?? Pls help guyz.

Is there any one who culd possible help me to relocate these important files for me..

Crazier for this....

**Imperfect1** · 07-08-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by crazier

Guyz, I need a serious help....Ma Documents folder(My Document) juzt disapeared ...Anyone out there who can help me restore or recover it in any possible way...pls help the brother in need....??? I´m runing a Vista home basic laptop but i´m sure i didnt delete these neither maybe someone did but i dont know how these culd suddenly disappear. I´m having AVG dailly auto update and scan so i hafly ruled out the virus inffection. I tried almost everything, to restore, regedit, undelete, but nothing help but through these i only happen to get the folder itsself but but the files in it still at large...The othe thing is when i got the folder but it suddenly duplicate and name the other folder Document145.. Now what does that mean again?? Pls help guyz. Crazier for this....

Here's some suggestions for you:

Glary Undelete is an easy to use, yet powerful file undelete solution for FAT and NTFS file systems. It will bring back files emptied from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. It will even recover files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!

Recuva - Undelete, Unerase, File Recovery - Home - Recuva is a utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!

Shadow Explorer - ShadowExplorer.com - Downloads – (ShadowExplorer.com - Manual - “How to” booklet to utilize Shadow Explorer) Shadow Explorer is an alternative program for "Previous Versions" (Shadow Copies), for those editions of Vista that do not offer Previous Versions or Shadow Copies.

REST2514.EXE - Download this, extract, run restore.exe and recover your deleted items.

**whs** · 07-08-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by crazier

Guyz, I need a serious help....Ma Documents folder(My Document) juzt disapeared ...Anyone out there who can help me restore or recover it in any possible way...pls help the brother in need....??? I´m runing a Vista home basic laptop but i´m sure i didnt delete these neither maybe someone did but i dont know how these culd suddenly disappear. I´m having AVG dailly auto update and scan so i hafly ruled out the virus inffection. I tried almost everything, to restore, regedit, undelete, but nothing help but through these i only happen to get the folder itsself but but the files in it still at large...The othe thing is when i got the folder but it suddenly duplicate and name the other folder Document145.. Now what does that mean again?? Pls help guyz.

Is there any one who culd possible help me to relocate these important files for me..

Crazier for this....

Shadow Explorer ( ShadowExplorer.com - About ) is your best bet provided you have restore points. A while ago I made a tutorial in case you need detailed guidance : Tutorial: Recover lost files with Shadow Explorer « How-To Geek Forums

**crazier** · 07-08-2009

I tried all this but the files i got says that they are corrupted...thanks anyway and i´ll still try to find a solution to this

Crazier

**SIW2** · 07-08-2009

Hi,

Try merging this:

DOCSDEFAULT.reg

You may need to reboot after.

Otherwise , system restore to a point before they decided to wonder off.

**Brink** · 07-08-2009

Hello Crazier, and welcome to Vista Forums.

You might see if using Option One in the tutorial below can restore the folder for you, if not then see if Option Three may be able to.

Personal User Folder - Restore Missing Folder

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**Imperfect1** · 07-08-2009

OK, this is probably too little, too late, but have you tried either repairing the corrupted files, or at the very least, recovering the text out of any/all of them? Here's how:

First, try to REPAIR the Word file:
Go into Microsoft Word and from the toolbar, click: File, Open
Locate and select the damaged file.
Click: the arrow at the bottom of the page, on the right side of the Open button
From the resulting drop-down menu, select: Open and Repair

If that doesn’t work, then RECOVER THE TEXT out of the file:
Click the MS Office button, and then click: Word Options
Select: Advanced
Scroll down to the General section, and select the “Confirm file format conversion on open” check box. Click: OK
Click the MS Office button again, and select: Open
In the box at the very bottom of the Open screen, next to the “File name” box, select Recover Text From Any File. (Doc must be saved in Word 97-2003 format to Recover Text from the file.)

Open the document as usual, and save it in any format.

07-08-2009	#1 (permalink)
crazier vista home basic 32bit 6 posts	My Document folder disappeared Guyz, I need a serious help....Ma Documents folder(My Document) juzt disapeared ...Anyone out there who can help me restore or recover it in any possible way...pls help the brother in need....??? I´m runing a Vista home basic laptop but i´m sure i didnt delete these neither maybe someone did but i dont know how these culd suddenly disappear. I´m having AVG dailly auto update and scan so i hafly ruled out the virus inffection. I tried almost everything, to restore, regedit, undelete, but nothing help but through these i only happen to get the folder itsself but but the files in it still at large...The othe thing is when i got the folder but it suddenly duplicate and name the other folder Document145.. Now what does that mean again?? Pls help guyz. Is there any one who culd possible help me to relocate these important files for me.. Crazier for this....
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07-08-2009	#2 (permalink)
Imperfect1 Vista Home Premium x64 (SP2) 198 posts	Re: My Document folder disappeared Quote: Originally Posted by crazier Guyz, I need a serious help....Ma Documents folder(My Document) juzt disapeared ...Anyone out there who can help me restore or recover it in any possible way...pls help the brother in need....??? I´m runing a Vista home basic laptop but i´m sure i didnt delete these neither maybe someone did but i dont know how these culd suddenly disappear. I´m having AVG dailly auto update and scan so i hafly ruled out the virus inffection. I tried almost everything, to restore, regedit, undelete, but nothing help but through these i only happen to get the folder itsself but but the files in it still at large...The othe thing is when i got the folder but it suddenly duplicate and name the other folder Document145.. Now what does that mean again?? Pls help guyz. Crazier for this.... Here's some suggestions for you: Glary Undelete is an easy to use, yet powerful file undelete solution for FAT and NTFS file systems. It will bring back files emptied from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. It will even recover files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses! Recuva - Undelete, Unerase, File Recovery - Home - Recuva is a utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses! Shadow Explorer - ShadowExplorer.com - Downloads – (ShadowExplorer.com - Manual - “How to” booklet to utilize Shadow Explorer) Shadow Explorer is an alternative program for "Previous Versions" (Shadow Copies), for those editions of Vista that do not offer Previous Versions or Shadow Copies. REST2514.EXE - Download this, extract, run restore.exe and recover your deleted items. Last edited by Imperfect1; 07-08-2009 at 09:42 AM.. Reason: Correction of information
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07-08-2009	#3 (permalink)
whs Vista home premium 32bit 1,038 posts	Re: My Document folder disappeared Quote: Originally Posted by crazier Guyz, I need a serious help....Ma Documents folder(My Document) juzt disapeared ...Anyone out there who can help me restore or recover it in any possible way...pls help the brother in need....??? I´m runing a Vista home basic laptop but i´m sure i didnt delete these neither maybe someone did but i dont know how these culd suddenly disappear. I´m having AVG dailly auto update and scan so i hafly ruled out the virus inffection. I tried almost everything, to restore, regedit, undelete, but nothing help but through these i only happen to get the folder itsself but but the files in it still at large...The othe thing is when i got the folder but it suddenly duplicate and name the other folder Document145.. Now what does that mean again?? Pls help guyz. Is there any one who culd possible help me to relocate these important files for me.. Crazier for this.... Shadow Explorer ( ShadowExplorer.com - About ) is your best bet provided you have restore points. A while ago I made a tutorial in case you need detailed guidance : Tutorial: Recover lost files with Shadow Explorer « How-To Geek Forums
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07-08-2009	#4 (permalink)
crazier vista home basic 32bit 6 posts	Re: My Document folder disappeared I tried all this but the files i got says that they are corrupted...thanks anyway and i´ll still try to find a solution to this Crazier
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07-08-2009	#5 (permalink)
SIW2 VISTA HOME PREMIUM X64/ 7 x64 / 7x86 2,303 posts	Re: My Document folder disappeared Hi, Try merging this: DOCSDEFAULT.reg You may need to reboot after. Otherwise , system restore to a point before they decided to wonder off. Last edited by SIW2; 07-08-2009 at 12:28 PM..
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07-08-2009	#6 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 26,017 posts	Re: My Document folder disappeared Hello Crazier, and welcome to Vista Forums. You might see if using Option One in the tutorial below can restore the folder for you, if not then see if Option Three may be able to. Personal User Folder - Restore Missing Folder Hope this helps, Shawn
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07-08-2009	#7 (permalink)
Imperfect1 Vista Home Premium x64 (SP2) 198 posts	Re: My Document folder disappeared OK, this is probably too little, too late, but have you tried either repairing the corrupted files, or at the very least, recovering the text out of any/all of them? Here's how: First, try to REPAIR the Word file: Go into Microsoft Word and from the toolbar, click: File, Open Locate and select the damaged file. Click: the arrow at the bottom of the page, on the right side of the Open button From the resulting drop-down menu, select: Open and Repair If that doesn’t work, then RECOVER THE TEXT out of the file: Click the MS Office button, and then click: Word Options Select: Advanced Scroll down to the General section, and select the “Confirm file format conversion on open” check box. Click: OK Click the MS Office button again, and select: Open In the box at the very bottom of the Open screen, next to the “File name” box, select Recover Text From Any File. (Doc must be saved in Word 97-2003 format to Recover Text from the file.) Open the document as usual, and save it in any format.
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