Occasionally (but not always) when I right click on a file name in Explorer

to get

the drop-down menu, the file instantly disappears. It's not in the recycle

bin, or

anywhere else.

 

This system is Windows XP Pro maintained to the latest maintenance and

security

levels. Currently I have to do backups before I touch any files, as there is

no

recoverability (that I know of).

Hi Theodore \

i will help you as much as i can

Have you checked your system for malicious progams like viruses , worms ,

trojans ,ect that may reside in your system.

 

if your sure that the files you have click permanently disappeared or

deleted, their is a very good program called undelete plus

http://www.undelete-plus.com/files/undelete_plus.exe

 

"theodore" wrote:

> Occasionally (but not always) when I right click on a file name in Explorer

> to get

> the drop-down menu, the file instantly disappears. It's not in the recycle

> bin, or

> anywhere else.

>

> This system is Windows XP Pro maintained to the latest maintenance and

> security

> levels. Currently I have to do backups before I touch any files, as there is

> no

> recoverability (that I know of).

Re: Explorer erroneously deletes file before touching any drop-downop

 

theodore wrote:

> Occasionally (but not always) when I right click on a file name in Explorer

> to get

> the drop-down menu, the file instantly disappears. It's not in the recycle

> bin, or

> anywhere else.

>

> This system is Windows XP Pro maintained to the latest maintenance and

> security

> levels. Currently I have to do backups before I touch any files, as there is

> no

> recoverability (that I know of).

 

Consider trying Ctrl/Z to undo the last operation.

 

Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

 

--

Joe =o)