PRJ Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 My Seagate harddrive with years of information & backup of multiple computers suddenly went blank - says "This folder is empty"As far as I know it was not dropped. I did not delete the files- I am wondering if my 5 year old was playing with my computer when I had stepped out - but the possibility that he can delete files is very very slimI have hooked it to multiple computers - same result (:Any suggestions -will really appreciate !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Turn hidden files on first to make sure they truly aren't there. There was a recent strain of virus that would set entire folders or volumes to hidden, causing many people to think their data was erased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 My Seagate harddrive with years of information & backup of multiple computers suddenly went blank - says "This folder is empty"As far as I know it was not dropped. I did not delete the files- I am wondering if my 5 year old was playing with my computer when I had stepped out - but the possibility that he can delete files is very very slimI have hooked it to multiple computers - same result (:Any suggestions -will really appreciate !!No suggestions until we have an idea of what we are talking about.http://homepages.tesco.net/J.deBoynePollard/FGA/problem-report-standard-litany.htmlHOW big is the HD?WHICH exact model is it?Is it IDE or SATA?WHICH EXACT OS are you running?If as I presume, we are talking of a 500 Gb or bigger hard disk, it will take a lot of time (tens of minutes if not hours) to actual delete the whole drive, or to format it "fully", how long have you left your five years alone playing with it?Have you ANOTHER hard disk (new, or surely working) of a slightly larger size?jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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