Help me please
moved files
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 by theAVMAN | Discussion: ObjectDock
I was setting up ObjectDock and while making a dock entry I somehow moved all my pics!! Windows 7
I was trying to link to...c:\users\harley\my pictures\wb's\robodef_wb
now all those images are in...
c:\users\harley\my pictures\wb's
and there are no other images in my pics any more
tree structure used to be like this
c:\users\harley\my pictures\....then I had Walls,clocks, cursors,wb's etc everything that wasnt in the folder I was linking to is gone !!!
I am affraid to even turn off PC I dont want to lose all that work!
Thank you Harley!
Reply #3 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:24 PM
I don't think so..... k.i.s.s., Harley....k.i.s.s.
I'll take a shot:
When Windows puts folders/files in the library it doesn't move the original, just copies. You can delete them, but the originals remain. That's why I asked how you tried to link and what "disappeared"
Pick one of the file names that did 'something' and do a computer search (include Hidden files in search critera).
Reply #4 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:52 PM
ObjectDock only links to directories. ObjectDock doesn't even have the capacity to do any sort of file/folder manipulation. If files are moved and/or missing, then it isn't related to ObjectDock.
Reply #5 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 7:17 PM
Thank you both I am trying to figure out what happened been using it for a couple years now I just dont know what happened!
Reply #6 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 7:31 PM
I AM A COMPLETE __________idee ___________________idee ___________________ some days!
Sorry to have bothered everyone some how I got into the folder properties renamed the my pictures folder dohhhhhhhh which is what curtis thought I did earlier ...
I just rebuilt the directory tree and got it working!!
Reply #7 Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:46 AM
I'm glad to hear it! The thought of losing files can be a scary one. A few years ago I lost my primary and backup hard drives at the same time, so I know data loss can be very inconvenient. I definitely recommend making a backup of important files, and making two backups of very important files.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 12:35 PM
It's probably just me, but your post makes no sense....
What did you try to link (and lose) and how did you try to link it?