shegzy4 asks:
I have a problem with my external hard disk. I saved some school documents on my drive. When I got to the school computer to copy my home task, I copied&pasted, then I noticed all my folders went missing, except ones that are not in folder. I still have my used memory, but can’t see my folders. Please help me!
20 Answers -
ha14
March 24, 2012Go to Control Panel->Appearance and Personalization->Folder Options
In view tab check show hidden file and also show protect folder of system
on “Start” –>Run–>type cmd and click on OK.
if your hard drive as G:
Enter this command: attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:*.*
Then check if your real files will be showed
when i try to use the RUN., it says “patch not found in G”
March 24, 2012are you sure that the folders they were not suddenly erased.
on your computer is your hard drive label G?
try Re-enable II, portable
March 24, 2012http://www.tangosoft.co.uk/re-enablev2.html
–copy the soft to the external hard drive
– once program opens, click on tools
– select scan and delete Auturun.inf
– once that is completed, click on tools again
– click on reset files/ folder attributes
i did what you asked me to do but same problem., cant find the folders…after the scan and delete auturum.inf, it shows a little page where i see all folders in my drive but i can’t click on them., so i reset files/folder att. but still same problem…the folders are still hidden.
March 25, 2012and should i delete everything i see in the auturun scan little page???
March 25, 2012i tried using the first method you gave me
March 25, 2012attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:*.*
i changed my g to j because my drive is J, but nothing display in the Run and my folders not there yet.
Hi,
I have tried above mentioned procedure to recollect my data from my hard disk (external) but still the same i can see that hard disk memory was occupied but the file are not visible. please help me resolve this problem there so many imp files are missing…
Thanks in advance.. your advice will be very help to me.
October 28, 2012WOW IT WORKS NOW., I CAN’T BELIEVE., THANKS A LOT., THE RUN WORKS AND I CAN SEE ALL MY FOLDERS.
March 25, 2012glad that was fixed with you, you worked hard with all steps and finally rewarded. Perhaps deleting infected autorun.inf helped following RUN method.
March 25, 2012Hi, i have an issue trying to do the first option (run), when I run it, it says acces denied to every one of my files currently existing in my usb drive.
Also, when I try to use Renable II, it does clean up all autoruns, from my drive except for one in my computer drive.
(USBIMMUNIZER wont detect my drive, and so does musbfixer D: )
The curious thing is, that even If i cant see my folders, if I write the addres, “E/folder2/music” it opens correctly, any ideas friends? (yes I already selected folder option to let me see hidden folders
)
July 26, 2012i found some files on a folder but they are in unreadable type. do you delete the autorun files?
October 10, 2012Hi there
I tried the steps outlines, but still cant read the folders on the external harddrive. I right clicked on properties for the drive in explorer and it shows that my drive is full, so all my data and folders are still there. Any help you can give me please, Thanks in advance
May 26, 2012try the folowing
1. Go to control Panel, Folder Options — select VIEW— select Show hidden
files and folders and uncheck Hide protected operating system files
(recommended) click APPLY
2. go to your external hard drive delete the virus and all the shortcut folders that have
no data in them. create new folders (give the same name as your normal non infected hidden folders) and copy the data from YOUR hidden folders
into them. once that is done delete the old hidden folders.
3. enter task manager— find the virus program that is still running which will
have the same name as the one you just deleted off the hard drive
4. go back to control panel, Folder options select view- select DO
NOT show hidden files and folders and recheck Hide protected operating system
files (recommended).
perhaps you can delet shortcut virus?
May 26, 2012http://ketopc.blogspot.fr/2012/05/musbfixer-format-write-protected-usb.html
dude you are awesome… i tried a lot to find my lost data…. but finally i found the complete stuff… thanks buddy
June 24, 2012thanks man u rock i did work
July 24, 2012WOW…it worked..thanks
August 24, 2012Why these are not working for me? I tried using first method, i was getting a blank command box, then i tried 2nd method, i could able to delete atleast eight autorun, but still after this i cant access my hidden files in my HD. my folders are selected as unhidden. still i cant see any of my files from my used memory in HD. I am worried nw. I even tried MUSBFIXER, but for tht it is not allowing me to select hard drive. can you please help me on this master? Plz.. my 200 GB memory i need to recover from my HD.
August 25, 2012Man you really are great, thank you so much!
October 3, 2012Boss, you saved my life. I tried so many ways but finally this formula of yours worked and I could retrieve all my missing data. Thanks a ton and God bless you.
October 18, 2012CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH!
October 20, 2012The cmd-command worked for me as well, thank you SO much! Now I don’t have to format my hard drive, and I found all my 60GB of photos from an around the world trip
July 11, 2012Hey there , thank you you suggestion work for me , got all my work back …thank you
July 15, 2012thank you after attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:*.*
i can see my folder
thanks
July 23, 2012Fantastic!!! that really solved the problem…you are a great geek!!
August 16, 2012hi dear HA14, since it seems ur an expert in this field i need you to do me this favor please. and i beg you to help me
i did this step and it says path not found. yes im sure my drive is G and i used g for the command too.
since a week ago my HDD stopped loading at all. i can only see the HDD in “mycomputer” but can not open, can not get properties or anything. i did some system checking and hard drive manager testing and i found out that if i format it i can re use again. but i SERIOUSLY need all y information. if you help me i owe you big time man.
i dunno. i think its some trojan or malware shit in it since i remember the last time i was using in “NO antivirus ” environment and stuff
my HDD is a 1.5TB WD but i have it for like 2 yrs already
please please help me man. i beg you
August 18, 2012thanks man its save my life…
August 20, 2012Sir, U rock..
August 23, 2012Thanks..
Hi, Thank u very much. i did it.
October 2, 2012excellent mate..
thats worked for me
October 10, 2012your so so awesome, my name is henry and you just ended a string of hiccups of fear of losing almost a terabyte of data…thanks a batch, worked like a charm.
October 11, 2012these are not working for me :’(…dude please add me on facebook/gtalk and help me in saving my data and my life
…please help i beg to u :’(
October 14, 2012see if UVK can help
Unhide user files and folders
http://www.carifred.com/uvk/help/system_repair.php
Windows batch script to unhide files hidden by virus
October 14, 2012http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8095002/windows-batch-script-to-unhide-files-hidden-by-virus
Great it works for me now I can see all the files. Thanks
October 23, 2012I do not understand .
October 31, 2012it worked and thanks a lot….
November 5, 2012hdd
May 31, 2012I have the same problem and i tried your first method ha14, i got a long list of the folders with ‘Access Denied’ in the beginning in the prompt window!
Checked my hard drive..nothing happened…the second method also didn’t work..if it worked for Shegzy4piddy..why not for me?
Please help!
not sure why, depends on how the situation occured I guess also infections
Bitdefender usb immunizer
http://labs.bitdefender.com/projects/usb-immunizer/overview/
mUSBfixer Format Write-Protected USB Drive
http://ketopc.blogspot.fr/2012/05/musbfixer-format-write-protected-usb.html
Don’t Be Afraid Repair Infected USB Drive
http://ketopc.blogspot.fr/2012/05/dont-be-afraid-repair-infected-usb.html
perhaps you have to take ownership of the hard drive
June 2, 2012http://techfleece.com/2011/05/15/how-to-take-ownership-of-files-or-folders-or-an-entire-hard-drive/
Got the same error too. But I tried again and left my laptop for an hour, when I got back it was actually still running something in the background and after Access Denied it started listing the files that were missing from my HD. So now they are safely back in their folders!
Thanks a lot for this fix!
July 19, 2012boom
June 11, 2012I have the same problem, tried with solution 1 couldn’t work, with solution 2 the problem is it scan not my external hdd but C. What to do?
which solution two? if do not scan your external hdd perhpas you have to point to the hard drive.
unhide
June 13, 2012http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/unhide/
popa mihai
July 1, 2012man thanx a lot for help the command attrib -h -r -s /s /d i:*.*
worked for me tajnx again for help
Gabriel Carlo Garais
July 11, 2012thanks a lot bro this is so work it…
i really dont know how can i fix my external hardisk all file on my external is very important and i never stop to find solution for this, and thanks God. and im very very thankful for this, more power and God bless you bro… thanks again.
Thanx alot.. i tried attrib -h -r -s /s /d i:*.* and it worked, i got all my folders back, but i still cannot remove the virus because mUSBfix software does not show my external drive
July 15, 2012Asad Malik
July 26, 2012Hi ha14,
Thanx alot man your solution really worked. I am so glad. God bless you
raj
August 17, 2012i tried your both method, but both attempt failed help me
Ganesh
August 25, 2012Hi my portable Western Digital hard disk is not detected by any OS but the hard disk is showing under Disk management.i tried all the steps to make ma hard disk visible but still it is not detected by My Computer. Please help me to make ma hard disk visible in my Laptop.
jack
September 1, 2012ha14 ,you r awesome dude.your formula is working on all external storage devices .thanks a lot again
sathish434
September 2, 2012first update your anti virus and scan your external disk and your computer hard disk
goto folder option ->view->uncheck hide operating files ->after download and install the attribute changer ->
open the window explorer-> right click the folder ->click change attributes-> uncheck system and hidden values
download link
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Attribute-Changer-Download-6972.html
God Father
September 5, 2012dude your so fuckin awsome.. ur command worked out really thank you so much @Ha14
mohd sibi
September 14, 2012i have 500gb external hard disk,but everytime i connect to my laptop,my laptop or other pc/laptop cannot search/read the files inside it but all files are inside it,i also still can read/search the folders/files inside use a manual search only.its take a lot of time to found all files inside,why?
in my hdisk all kind of karaoke songs.
Amar harde
September 18, 2012i had problem of my file it is not opening due to i had been protected my file from cmd command in such way .1)i had selected paritcular folder.eg:d folder
2) then i had given this command”cacls filename /e /p everyone:n”.
then this folder was protected but when i format my c .this folder was not opening please give me answer of this question please i am in problem please solve this problem please anybody help me i will be thank for that person please
kobicabunoc
September 20, 2012thanks a lot,it also solve my problem,mine is WD 500gigs external HD,i used attrib -s -h /s /d.
Alabi Dayo
September 24, 2012you are to good
kikila
September 25, 2012My Western Digital external hard drive, the power does not work. How do I get my files out of this drive?
Quiphen96
October 1, 2012ha14, thanks bro! cmd really worked for me! Thanks!
Nuon
October 17, 2012so did I,I still can not solve this problem. all recommendations nowadays can not help anything.We have to wait about 5years more.thanks
Nicos Agroyiannis
October 21, 2012Hello ha14
You have helped me as well. You are great. Thank you !!!
Omar Fleifel
October 26, 2012DEAR ALL, THIS ACTUALLY WORKS THANKS TO ha14
“Go to Control Panel->Appearance and Personalization->Folder Options
In view tab check show hidden file and also show protect folder of system
on “Start” –>Run–>type cmd and click on OK.
if your hard drive as G:
Enter this command: attrib -h -r -s /s /d g:*.*
Then check if your real files will be showed”