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Good, your files are not lost - they are on the machine
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Right click any column heading
press More.. at he bottom of the list
Scroll down to and select File Path
Sort the search results by File Path (left click the column heading)
Is the Folder Path C:\Windows.old for your files?
There will be files in the search results that are in Windows, Program Files, etc.
You are only interested in finding where your files are located.
Figuring out what folder or folders the files are in will determine what to do next.