Deleted 'Desktop' folder on Favorites tab on IE

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ginyi

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Hi all,

Just wondering if any of you would help me rectify this stupid thing that I did yesterday :o

I use Vista Home Basic and out of nowhere I realised there was a 'Desktop' folder in the Favorites tab on IE. Since I have no need to have all my desktop shortcuts messing up the arrangement of my fave webpages so I went ahead and deleted it. Warning bells should have gone off in me head when File Operations was asking for permission but I persisted.

And now all the files that I have kept on my desktop are gone i.e. pics, pdf, resumes!! I have checked the Recycle Bin but they are not there either. I tried using a software that downloaded online -> WinUndelete but it made me more confused.

I have also tried the tutorials with the Registry thing but doesnt seem to work.

Can somebody kindly help me with this problem please??
Thanks.
 

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ginyi said:
Hi all,

Just wondering if any of you would help me rectify this stupid thing that I did yesterday :o

I use Vista Home Basic and out of nowhere I realised there was a 'Desktop' folder in the Favorites tab on IE. Since I have no need to have all my desktop shortcuts messing up the arrangement of my fave webpages so I went ahead and deleted it. Warning bells should have gone off in me head when File Operations was asking for permission but I persisted.

And now all the files that I have kept on my desktop are gone i.e. pics, pdf, resumes!! I have checked the Recycle Bin but they are not there either. I tried using a software that downloaded online -> WinUndelete but it made me more confused.

I have also tried the tutorials with the Registry thing but doesnt seem to work.

Can somebody kindly help me with this problem please??
Thanks.
Click to expand...

Try Brinks suggestion, If u really deleted the desktop folder,

Try this free tool

View attachment Delphin.zip

Keep us informed :)
 

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Thanks guys for the reply.

I managed to restore the desktop folder on My Documents but its empty!
And I cant seem to recover the files that I had saved on my desktop as well.

When I did a file search they appear but when I click on them I have a popup saying that the item that he shortcut refers to has been changed or moved so it will no longer work properly. :(

Is this normal? Does this mean I can recover these files?
 

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Ginyi,

For shortcuts, you would just need to create new ones directly from the EXE file of the program again.

To try and recover any files, you might see if Recuva or Shadow Explorer may be able to recover them for you from the C:\Users\(user-name)\Desktop folder.
 

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
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