Folder turned into file, is there a way to restore?

[inquiry80@gmail.com]

I had a folder called Music which contained a lot of music files.
Somehow the Music folder changed into a file called Music and now the
properties of the file shows it's only 32 KB in size. I am not able
to access my music files anymore. Does anyone know if I am able to
restore it back to a folder? Please help.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

<inquiry80@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I had a folder called Music which contained a lot of music files.
> Somehow the Music folder changed into a file called Music and now the
> properties of the file shows it's only 32 KB in size. I am not able
> to access my music files anymore. Does anyone know if I am able to
> restore it back to a folder? Please help.

Only from the backup you may have taken.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

"inquiry80@gmail.com" wrote:

> I had a folder called Music which contained a lot of music files.
> Somehow the Music folder changed into a file called Music and now the
> properties of the file shows it's only 32 KB in size.

Ask yourself the question "How come?".

> I am not able to access my music files anymore.

There is some malware around turning folders into files, especially when
containing multimedia stuff. That malware is usually spread via P2P
software.

> Does anyone know if I am able to restore it back to a folder?

Nope. These damages are irreversible unless you have a backup.

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[Terry R.]

The date and time was 12/22/2007 3:30 AM, and on a whim, Detlev Dreyer
pounded out on the keyboard:

> "inquiry80@gmail.com" wrote:
>
>> I had a folder called Music which contained a lot of music files.
>> Somehow the Music folder changed into a file called Music and now the
>> properties of the file shows it's only 32 KB in size.
>
> Ask yourself the question "How come?".

No, ask yourself, "Why", not "how come". Geesh!

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[Detlev Dreyer]

"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:

> The date and time was 12/22/2007 3:30 AM, and on a whim, Detlev Dreyer pounded out on the keyboard:
>
>> "inquiry80@gmail.com" wrote:
>>
>>> I had a folder called Music which contained a lot of music files.
>>> Somehow the Music folder changed into a file called Music and now the
>>> properties of the file shows it's only 32 KB in size.
>>
>> Ask yourself the question "How come?".
>
> No, ask yourself, "Why", not "how come". Geesh!

Already answered in my reply. You should start to read the postings that
you're replying to.

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d-d

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 12/22/2007 10:04 AM, and on a whim, Detlev Dreyer
pounded out on the keyboard:

> "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> The date and time was 12/22/2007 3:30 AM, and on a whim, Detlev Dreyer pounded out on the keyboard:
>>
>>> "inquiry80@gmail.com" wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had a folder called Music which contained a lot of music files.
>>>> Somehow the Music folder changed into a file called Music and now the
>>>> properties of the file shows it's only 32 KB in size.
>>> Ask yourself the question "How come?".
>> No, ask yourself, "Why", not "how come". Geesh!
>
> Already answered in my reply. You should start to read the postings that
> you're replying to.
>

And you should start to read a little closer yourself. HOW COME is NOT a
question! WHY is the way to ask. Ask yourself, "Why?"

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