Files & Folders Missing from External Hard Drive and Still Taking Space
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Yes you will recover your file which create short cut in hard drive and still taking up space may be your file is hide just follow this method to unhide these files
- click on the My Computer
- Find view tab
- click on the show unhide option
If above method is not suitable for recover your file which create short cut and still taking up space than try this method to recover your short cut file from external hard drive which is still taking up space
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Use Anti virus scanning program
- click on Anti virus program
- scan option is shown on your screen
- click on full scan
- now finally you will access your short cut folder data
You can also prefer CMD COMMAND method to recover your file which create short cut and still taking up space
Here are the following steps given for using CMD COMMAND- GO to start option in your window screen
- search for RUN
- write CMD when RUN dialogue box is open
- select your device (hard-drive, sd card, flash drive)
- Now type del*.lnk and press enter
- Type command attribute-h-r-s/s/d drive letter:*.*
- In the end press enter
Limitations of using this method: – user must be technically sound good to apply run cmd commands otherwise you may lost your data.
You can go to your hard drive company website perhaps they will provide proper
diagnostic of your file which create short cut in hard drive and still taking up space problemif above all this method will not help you than go for SysTools Hard Drive Data Recovery Software so that you will access your file which become short-cut in your hard drive.
Hello,
I am using Seagate external hard drive, When I attached to my laptop it shows empty. Means now I am unable to view saved files. Is there any solution to fix Seagate external hard drive files disappeared issue.
Hello,
I have mentioned above solution for hide or unhide hard drive files. Please follow those steps and fix Seagate external hard drive files disappeared issue.
I already tried those steps but I am not able to recover my data. I also tried CMD but still, my all files and folders missing from the external Hard drive. Please suggest me another solution for this.
Thank You Stephen West for suggesting me an essential software. With the help of SysTool software, I recovered my whole data very easily. I feel relaxed now because, it recovered my files which missing from external hard drive very safely. This is the best software. I want to say thank you developer team for making a fabulous software.
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My external hard drive files missing but showing occupied space. I checked its properties and found files are still there. But when I explore my external hard drive noting found. As above suggested I checked for hidden files. But nothing found, Is there any other solution for files missing from external hard drive but still taking up space?
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