If you deleted the "Search Folder" called "Recently Changed" inside the
"C:\Users\(Your Name)\Searches" folder, you actually deleted "Recently
Changed.search-ms", which has a super-hidden file extension, much like a
shortcut (.lnk). Deleting that file won't delete your recently changed
items, just like deleting a shortcut won't delete the program it points to.
It basically deletes a saved search it is not a File Folder (also called a
directory). If, however, you opened the Recently Changed search folder, and
deleted the items shown within it, then those items, such as pictures, will
actually be deleted from your computer, at whatever location they might be.
You should get a Recycle bin "Are you sure you want to..." confirm-dialog
when you do this. If you did a "Select All" and then deleted them en masse,
the amount of space allocated for the Recycle Bin may have been exceeded, in
which case you'll be asked if you want to permanently delete those files,
and they wont be seen in the Recycle Bin.
By default, photos are usually saved in the "C:\Users\(Your Name)\Pictures"
folder. Have you looked in that folder for your files? In what folder or
program are you "highlighting" images? If you are using Windows Photo
Gallery, by right-clicking the image, can you choose Open File Location?
"jerrycurl" <jerrycurl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B42F3A29-717E-408E-8A5B-E7E87443FF37@microsoft.com...
>I saw my recently changed folder and thought that it was a duplicate file
>so
> I deleted it. Turns out this contained almost all of my photos and they
> are
> now gone. I believe they are still somewhere and the capacity on my hard
> drive has not changed. Also, when I highlight a image it has a thumbnail.
> But when I try to open it it says the file has been deleted or moved. Can
> I
> retrieve these from anywhere and if so how? They are not in the recycle
> bin.
>
> Thanks
> --
> c
