Have your desktop folders or folder disappeared windows 10? You might lose your users files or personal documents, pictures, videos, installed programs, games, etc.

Windows 10 becomes very hot since its release. However, have you ever had the experience of suddenly losing important files in Windows 10 without knowing the exact cause? You may have opened the folder and then try to view or edit the files, only to find they disappeared. Why?

Why Files Disappeared on Windows 10?
Following are the most common situations in which you might lose your users files or personal documents, pictures, videos, installed programs, games, etc.

Windows 10 automatic upgrade or update (desktop files and installed apps are the most likely to be removed);

The virus deleted or hid personal files;

You logged in a new user account;

The hard drive is failing;

Mistakenly deleted;

Once you understand how files disappear, choose one of the following methods to recover deleted, hidden, or unknowingly lost files in Windows 10 without problems.

Three Ways to Recover Files Missing from Windows 10
Windows 10 automatic upgrade or update - Check the Users
folder and Search different hard drive partitions for your files
After Windows 10 upgrade, certain files might be missing from your computer, however, in most cases, they are just moved to a different folder.

Users report that most of their missing files and folders can be found at This PC > Local Disk (C) > Users > User Name > Documents or This PC > Local Disk (C) > Users > Public.

After upgrading to Windows 10, your hard drive letters might change for some reason. For example, if you used to store files on your C drive, they might be moved to D:\Users\Your_username folder on any other hard drive partition. In order to locate your missing files and folder, make sure to check all hard drive partitions thoroughly.

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