missing files & folders

[geo]

Question:

I have a windows 2000 server that acts as a domain controller, file server,
DNS, DCHP.

There is a share on this server that users access that has a few files and
folders. Just recently it appears that half of the folders & files are
missing???

However, when I do a search for the files or folders they come up in the
search box. If I try and find the same files or folders from My computer or
explorer or even a mapped drive I see only half of the files and folders
that are actually there?

Anyone know what might cause this? I haven't tried re-booting yet just to
see if it clears up the problem. Ultimately I'd like to know why this
happens? There are no errors in event viewer also.

Thanks,
George

 

[Dave Patrick]

When you find them right-click and choose 'Open Containing Folder'

Explorer|Tools|Folder Options|View, then radio button for "Show hidden files
and folders", then uncheck the box for "Hide protected operating system
files"

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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Question:
|
| I have a windows 2000 server that acts as a domain controller, file
server,
| DNS, DCHP.
|
| There is a share on this server that users access that has a few files and
| folders. Just recently it appears that half of the folders & files are
| missing???
|
| However, when I do a search for the files or folders they come up in the
| search box. If I try and find the same files or folders from My computer
or
| explorer or even a mapped drive I see only half of the files and folders
| that are actually there?
|
| Anyone know what might cause this? I haven't tried re-booting yet just to
| see if it clears up the problem. Ultimately I'd like to know why this
| happens? There are no errors in event viewer also.
|
| Thanks,
| George
|
|

 

[geo]

It is rather strange. Hide protected is already unchecked before this
post.

Something strange I did noticed. If I do a search on a folder that I know
is there but for some reason I can't see via my computer or explore. The
search will find the folder. The strange thing is If I click the up arrow
to go up a level in the folder tree. I see all the folders that are missing
except the ones I can see in my computer.

IE. there are 20 folders in this directory. If I go into my computer into
the root folder I see 10 of these folders. If I do a search on one of the
missing folders search will find it. Then if I hit the up arrow to go up a
level I see the last 10 folders but not the first 10??

I just rebooted the server and the problem didn't go away??

Thanks,
George

 

[Dave Patrick]

Make sure you're backed up then schedule chkdsk /f to run at next boot. Your
drive may have failed.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| It is rather strange. Hide protected is already unchecked before this
| post.
|
| Something strange I did noticed. If I do a search on a folder that I know
| is there but for some reason I can't see via my computer or explore. The
| search will find the folder. The strange thing is If I click the up
arrow
| to go up a level in the folder tree. I see all the folders that are
missing
| except the ones I can see in my computer.
|
| IE. there are 20 folders in this directory. If I go into my computer
into
| the root folder I see 10 of these folders. If I do a search on one of the
| missing folders search will find it. Then if I hit the up arrow to go up
a
| level I see the last 10 folders but not the first 10??
|
| I just rebooted the server and the problem didn't go away??
|
| Thanks,
| George

 

[geo]

ok the files are on a mirrored drive. I checked the state it appears okay.
I'm running a defrag now just to see and also reseting all the file
permissions in that directory. I do have a backup from last night which I
restored to a different server. I'm curious after the defrag and
permission reset (if it didn't work) if I copy a folder from the backup to
the drive if I'll be able to see it.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Permissions wouldn't have anything to do with local visibility. If one of
the drives was kicked offline at some point, then put back online without
rebuilding the array then I would expect to see this behavior. I'm assuming
we're talking hardware raid.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| ok the files are on a mirrored drive. I checked the state it appears
okay.
| I'm running a defrag now just to see and also reseting all the file
| permissions in that directory. I do have a backup from last night which I
| restored to a different server. I'm curious after the defrag and
| permission reset (if it didn't work) if I copy a folder from the backup
to
| the drive if I'll be able to see it.

 

[geo]

Yes Hardware raid,

But I got to the bottom of it. It wasn't hardware releated
it was user error. I just didn't see it because of the way they moved it.
The folders all looked the same except one.

So it was a user error.

Sorry, thanks for your help

George

 

[Dave Patrick]

Glad to hear it's sorted.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Yes Hardware raid,
|
| But I got to the bottom of it. It wasn't hardware releated
| it was user error. I just didn't see it because of the way they moved it.
| The folders all looked the same except one.
|
| So it was a user error.
|
| Sorry, thanks for your help
|
| George