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    missing files on my XP desktop

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by dorado29, Jan 31, 2009.

  1. dorado29

    dorado29 Notebook Guru

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    hey guys i have a few questions here. my old ipod was starting to crap out on me so i copied all my music to my desktop so it wouldnt be missing when my ipod finally dies. my ipod died and i sent it into circuit city and got a $260 gift card (so awesome) which i sold and got an iphone 2g. im preparing to load ~13 gigs of music onto it and i open up the folder and its empty, but im pretty sure my music isnt gone

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    it disappeared after my computer guy did a huge repair on my computer, i guess a virus disabled all my antivirus software + my firewall + changed some system files around. how can i get my music back? is it even possible? also, i'm considering switching to linux. my computer guy put mandriva onto a disc and gave it to me. if i put that into my laptop, what can i expect to happen? is it possible to just wipe out all my old files because besides the music, i dont really have anything that i want to keep from XP, i can just redownload most of it after the OS installation.

    thanks in advance guys, I really appreciate the help :eek:
     
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    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    dorado29 Notebook Guru

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    FML im an idiot haha. i guess the "view hidden files and folders" option was unchecked at some point by the repair guy. I've always assumed that it was enabled :mad:
     
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    what happens if you go to TOOLS > FOLDER OPTIONS > VIEW tab, and check SHOW HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS (and while you are there, uncheck HIDE EXTENSIONS of KNOWN FILE TYPES and chekc SHOW SYSTEM FILES

    EDIT-- too slow of a typer...please ignore
     
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  5. dorado29

    dorado29 Notebook Guru

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    weird... i found all my music. Before it disappeared, my music was in sub-folders 00-49 within the music folder. After checking the "show hidden files and folders" box all my music showed up in the usual 00-49 subfolders. i moved all the music into itunes one folder at a time and when it's in itunes it says that it's only 8 gigs? if i moved the entire contents of the music folder (~16 gigs) into itunes, wouldn't it show up as ~16 gigs of music in itunes?
     
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    One would think so....but I gave up on trying to figure out anything to do with Ipods and Itunes a long time ago...most of the time I'm just happy when Itunes works....
     
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    the iphone makes it worthwhile iyam
     
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    Off topic kind of.. why do people cover their computer user name?

    It reminds me about when I was a cashier at Hone Depot once and some guy was paying with a debit card and he was covering the pad as he entered his pin. I laughed and said if I don't have your card, your pin won't do me any good.
     
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    funny about that... My computer user name is Namaiki anyways... oops

    It could well be, that dorado29 doesn't want to reveal his or her 'real' name.
     
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    dorado29 Notebook Guru

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    meh

    i had it in photoshop and the smudge tool was right there so i figured, why not?

    it's my dad's name/ his old laptop and he's one of the top realtors in maine so maybe i shouldnt have covered it up :p he might have gotten some extra business haha
     
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