Accidentally copied / moved some files: find out folders, files?

Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast

  1. Posts : 175
    Windows 10 Version 6.2 (Build 9200) Home, 64bit
       #1

    Accidentally copied / moved some files: find out folders, files?


    I have (obviously with a shortcut or so) accidentally copied / moved some files I do not know from a folder I do not know to a folder I do not know.

    Is there a way to find out these folders / files? Is there a log or such?
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 56,804
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #2

    Enter said:
    I have (obviously with a shortcut or so) accidentally copied / moved some files I do not know from a folder I do not know to a folder I do not know.

    Is there a way to find out these folders / files? Is there a log or such?
    Ok....

    What makes you think you have done something wrong, or incorrect? What triggered this question?

    We have to start somewhere......
      My Computers

  3.   My Computer


  4. Posts : 27,157
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #4

    f14tomcat said:
    Ok....

    What makes you think you have done something wrong, or incorrect? What triggered this question?

    We have to start somewhere......
    I'm guessing an accidental drag & drop.
    I have done that sooooo many times

    It can happen when using one of those damn touchpads, or even, if like me, you have spastic, twitchy fingers, with the mouse.
    This is why I asked Shawn in a message, if there was a way to make the drag & drop less sensitive. And our elite alien, created a tutorial and registry file: Change Drag and Drop Sensitivity in Windows Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

    As to finding what was moved, first a question:
    Do you have a system image you can re-image to?

    If not, then you might just have to look at each folder on your system, and see what might not belong where.
    If you have a slight idea, then use windows search, but..... otherwise?
      My Computers


  5. Posts : 56,804
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #5

    Cliff S said:
    I'm guessing an accidental drag & drop.
    I have done that sooooo many times

    It can happen when using one of those damn touchpads, or even, if like me, you have spastic, twitchy fingers, with the mouse.
    This is why I asked Shawn in a message, if there was a way to make the drag & drop less sensitive. And our elite alien, created a tutorial and registry file: Change Drag and Drop Sensitivity in Windows Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

    As to finding what was moved, first a question:
    Do you have a system image you can re-image to?

    If not, then you might just have to look at each folder on your system, and see what might not belong where.
    If you have a slight idea, then use windows search, but..... otherwise?
    I like that one. Even with the Activity app, mish-mashing a folder's content into another's only tells you what you may have done. Not the details.
      My Computers


  6. Posts : 16,325
    W10Prox64
       #6

    System Restore?
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 56,804
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #7

    simrick said:
    System Restore?
    If it's turned on. Still, system restore isn't likely to undo a copied folder, I don't think.
      My Computers


  8. Posts : 16,325
    W10Prox64
       #8

    f14tomcat said:
    If it's turned on. Still, system restore isn't likely to undo a copied folder, I don't think.
    I don't know. Just a thought. But it seems to me that it puts everything back the way it was - including files and their versions.
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 56,804
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #9

    @Enter Do you have any response to any of these posts? Any questions? More Info?
      My Computers


  10. Posts : 1,097
    Windows 10 Home x64 Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.437)
       #10

    Alright, think of me as you will for this, but I had a similar incident following one of the major updates. Looking around after the update with File Explorer I found all 1,100+ photos out of my Pictures Folder were gone! Initial panic followed by "OK, they're backed up, no problem". Looking further to see what else was gone, I found all the photos in my Downloads Folder!

    This still haunts me and has more than contributed a little to my paranoia. I've just accepted that things go bump in the night.
      My Computer


 

  Related Discussions
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 10 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 10" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

© Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 00:48.
Find Us




Windows 10 Forums