File is there........but it isnt!

jaxx1 · 5 Oct 2012 at 19:10

been asked before im sure but cant find anything.......

simply put.......i can open an excel and word doc/file through the word/excel programme, but when opening the file location....

e,g C:\Users\Chris\Documents\PC Spec file

it isnt there!

i dont have a Virus (Norton 360) and i dont have any malware (malwarebytes)

please help

Thanks
Chris

jaxx1 · 5 Oct 2012 at 19:23

Hi thanks for the help. unforchunatly this didnt work,

the 1 folder in question SHOULD have 6 files in it. now if i right click the folder and view the properties it says....7 files.....and 3 folders!

confused!!!!

jaxx1 · 5 Oct 2012 at 19:24

5 are visible and 6 if i check 'view hidden files'

but there is no folders there????????????

jaxx1 · 6 Oct 2012 at 12:08

any one got any more advice, dont really want to take it anywere :-(

jaxx1 · 6 Oct 2012 at 12:45

sorry dont understand....can you explain, i will try it. tks

(includes?)

jaxx1 · 8 Oct 2012 at 15:15

hi, sorry to be asking again but i havnt resolved the matter. my OS is windows 7. were you refering to the options relating to XP? i cant see 'includes x locations'

thanks for your input bledd but i have tried this to no provail.

thanks

jaxx1 · 8 Oct 2012 at 16:13

i have a small gold padlock on the bottom left hand side of the folder......what does it mean, it is only on a few,

i only noticed it when bluethoothing files over from my Galaxy S2. is this relevent to my problem? would be good to know what it means either way. cheers

jaxx1 · 10 Oct 2012 at 14:29

i couldnt find the file.....well the system couldnt lol.

ive had to delete the folder and copy the original 6 files from my S2 to the folder......but the files are about a month out of date, so a big inconvienience to update! appreciate all the help though guys, thanks!

so not to drag this post out but.......simply why has this happened and 2) any thoughts on the little padlocks???

jaxx1 · 12 Oct 2012 at 01:35

bump

jaxx1 · 12 Oct 2012 at 02:04

am i on the right lines by saying its something to do with 'sharing'......

jaxx1 · 12 Oct 2012 at 05:30

the new file i copied over.......has just vanished AGAIN! but by pure luck i have found it, although the comp couldnt find it....hhmmmmm!

anyway. in libaries is were i, and im sure most people, store docs, music, pics and vids. now the file in question is in the the doc folder, well it was!

the file keept moving to the document folder under my computer, C drive, Users, Chris, Doc....and there it was! with that padlock thing again. after messing for a while and trying to find out exactly why it keeps vanishing i finally got an answer. i clicked the option to 'homegroup read/write'. must have clicked 'nobody' at somepoint! the padlocks have gone and everything is as norm.

so why are there 2 ways to access your files, either libaries or through the above method. is there some logical point to this idea i'm missing, would be good to know.