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fubarpk
Joined: 12 Jul 2010
Australia
Posted: 13 Jul 2010
i removed the harddrive out of a laptop and placed into another machine and copied the files accross as i normally would. The original os was either vista or windows 7 cant check atm. I now want to copy the files back onto the laptops harddrive as now it has a fresh install of windows. THE PROBLEM IS THO THAT ALL THE FOLDERS ARE INTACT BUT NOT ONE FILE INSIDE ANY OF THE FOLDERS. This is the case for Vista or XP it shows that space has been used but absolutely no files. The permissions are set to show all hidden files and folders and unstoppable copier completed succesfully. Please help with any suggestions
Roadkil
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
South Australia
Posted: 14 Sep 2010
This is an odd one!! The only option i can think of is they have the "System" attribute and you cant see them. In the windows settings where you have turned on "Show hidden files" there is another option to show "Show system files" or similar. Try turning that on and see how you go!

Another option i guess is the user your logged in doesnt have access to the files due toa security setting?

Let me know how you go!

Cheers

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