The folders from the computer desktop disappeared: what to do, how to find, restore?

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Jul 14, 2017

The article tells how to restore folders if they have disappeared from the desktop.

If folders mysteriously disappeared on your desktop, then this may mean that you or someone from your environment previously pressed the wrong buttons on your computer. On the keyboard, you can randomly be attached to such keys that this will completely disable the computer.

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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

In today's review, we will talk about how to find and restore folders if they disappear from the desktop.

How to return the missing folders to the desktop?

Desktop folders can often disappear due to the fact that they simply crawled out of the visible area of \u200b\u200bthe screen. This may happen due to the fact that you accidentally changed the screen resolution. Sometimes users, setting up the monitor, press it buttons according to the Pump method, and change resolution.

In order to restore folders on the desktop, they must be streamlined, so do the following:

  • Click on the empty area on the desktop with the right button, in the open menu, go to the point " View"And then click on" Streaming the icons automatically».
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

  • After that, all folders and shortcuts on the desktop should be lined up, as shown in the screenshot
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

This action can return all the disappeared folders to the desktop. But if this suddenly does not happen, then do other actions:

  • Go to " My computer" or " A computer"Depending on the version" Windows"And in the upper search bar, enter the name of the disappeared folder. Thus, you will find this folder on the computer, at the same time learning the place where it moved. But if this did not happen, this may mean that your folder was simply removed from the computer.
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

We can offer one more option if you sit not only on your computer, and each user has his own account. You could simply enter the system under another account and, therefore, not see on the monitor what you wanted. In this case, do the following:

  • Enter the menu " Start"And, as shown in the screenshot, change the user. After that, all your folders will be on your desktop.
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

But if all the methods listed above did not help, do not despair. In fact, there can still be many reasons. Perhaps the problem was the presence of viruses on the computer, therefore it will not hurt to once again check the operating system with an antivirus program.

It is also possible that the folders you need may be hidden. To make them again visible, do the following:

  • Go to " A computer" (or " My computer»)
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

  • In the upper menu, click on the item " Service»
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

  • Next, click on " Folders settings…»
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

  • Then, in the window that opens, go to the tab " View»
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

  • After that, scroll down down, put the daw opposite " Show hidden files, folders and disks" and press " OK».
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

  • If the folders on the desktop were really previously hidden, now they will reappear on the desktop. Now you will need to make them visible by default. Press the folder with the right mouse button and go to " Properties».
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

  • Next, remove the daw from the item " Hidden" and press " OK»
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

  • Then go along the way again " Service parameters of folders-video"And put back the daw on" Do not show hidden files, folders and discs", Click" OK».
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The folders from the desktop disappeared what to do, how to find, restore

With such methods, you can restore the disappeared folders from the desktop. Otherwise, folders could simply be removed from your computer. How to restore files removed from a computer, read on our website on this link.

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  • thanks!

  • thanks a lot! If I had been tormented for a long time herself, she would have finished it herself .... But along the way, I still put a bunch of everything ...
    When every day you do not pick up all the settings - even what you know and you forget ....

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