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08-15-2011, 11:04 PM
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#1 | | Banned (ABWS)
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| Disappearing files?
Lately, I've noticed that some of my mp3 files are disappearing a day or two after I download them. I can't find them in the folder, and even when I do a search on my computer it doesn't turn up. However, when I try to re-download it, it says that file already exists and asks if I want to over-write the file. But again, either computer search or manual search, I can't find the file. What's going on?  | 
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08-15-2011, 11:43 PM
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#2 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Are they downloading to a hidden folder?
Try this:
Press the windows key logo + R.
Should bring up program called RUN.
Then type in %temp%. You might find them in there.
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08-16-2011, 09:37 AM
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#3 | | Banned (ABWS)
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^No, I'm downloading it into "My Music" folder. It will be there for a day or two, and then suddenly it's not listed any more? | |
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08-16-2011, 09:41 AM
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#4 | | Rider
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they are coming for you, quick shred your files
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08-16-2011, 09:59 AM
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#5 | | Banned (ABWS)
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|  seriously, i just checked, and another mp3 i downloaded yesterday is gone. but like i said, when I re-download it, it says file already exists and if I want to overwrite?
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08-16-2011, 01:46 PM
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#6 | | The RS Freebie guru
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That's... weird.
Have you enabled showing hidden files?
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08-16-2011, 01:49 PM
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#7 | | Da Vinci's real masterpiece: The Mona Diesel
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what browser are you using? usually it has a history of what you downloaded as well as the location of which the files are stored. For firefox the shortcut is ctrl + J.
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08-18-2011, 09:49 PM
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#8 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Using IE Explorer. This is just so bizarre...it's still happening now, and can't figure out what's happening. I saved all the new songs onto a playlist with windows media player. So some of the new songs I can't find in the "my music" folder, can't find it with windows search, and the song is now missing from the playlist as well. But again, when I try to re-download the file, it says "file already exists - do you want to overwrite"? Any chance this is a hardware problem?
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08-18-2011, 11:01 PM
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#9 | | I keep RS good
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it happens to me too sometimes.
i cant find it by scrolling through the folder, but when i try to redownload it, it exists...
if i use the universal search in windows7, it finds it though. its strange.
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08-18-2011, 11:18 PM
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#10 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Sometimes I lose files as well, but mine tend to be cracks. My virus scanner thinks they are infected, and moves them into quarantine.
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08-19-2011, 05:23 AM
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#11 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul 
Have you enabled showing hidden files?
| did the OP try this?
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now what?
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08-19-2011, 01:25 PM
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#12 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by N.V.M. did the OP try this? | I don't know how to do this 
Hmm...good point about the quarantine though. I have McAfee, I will check to see if my antivirus is flagging it or something
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08-19-2011, 01:40 PM
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#13 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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open my computer
(if on win7, press alt)
tools > folder options > view > show hidden files
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08-19-2011, 06:07 PM
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#14 | | Zombie Mod
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Does an undelete tool, like Recuva, show that the files existed in the location that your looking at?
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