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rb99

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#310837 26-Nov-2023 09:19

So, I have files on an external Samsung SSD stored using a laptop. I moved the SSD to the main PC. I moved some of the files to a new folder on the SSD. I moved the SSD back to the laptop and noticed that the files that I moved to the different folder were back in their original location. I move the SSD back to the main PC. No sign of the files or folder anywhere (but they're still there somewhere taking up space). Back to laptop, files show up in original location, back to main PC, still no sign.

Any thoughts please.

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#3163850 26-Nov-2023 09:25

Corrupt directory structure?

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#3163851 26-Nov-2023 09:35

Sounds like a possibility. It now occurs that maybe I should just try creating the folder and moving stuff into it on the laptop, not the PC.

Still, weird.

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#3163852 26-Nov-2023 09:42

Are your laptop and PC the same operating system?

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#3163860 26-Nov-2023 10:02

Check the drive settings (assuming Windows) as it may be the changes haven't been written before the drive was ejected.

Did you do eject drive or just unplug it?

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#3163861 26-Nov-2023 10:11

They're both Windows 11. Should be up to date.

I always eject the drive, though I guess i could have forgotten once.

What would checking drive settings actually show ?

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#3163862 26-Nov-2023 10:14

Put it back in the original machine and run a disk check there.

Windows can cache changes and if ejected too quickly/before ready, they are not yet written to the drive.

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#3163913 26-Nov-2023 10:48

Run disk check, said it fixed things. Now the ones that didn't show up on the main pc now don't show up on the (original) laptop either, but still take up space.

I've tried Show Hidden Files everywhere I can think of.

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#3163948 26-Nov-2023 12:19

Tried to get them back with Recuva, and that seems to have worked well. Still don't know what happened. Thanks for all the suggestions.

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