How do I find a missing folder in Word?

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Confused In Toronto - 02 Jan 2006 15:12 GMT

Yesterday, I was working on a number of Word and Excel files that are part of
folders in one directory. At the end of the day, I saved the files, exited
Word and Excel, logged off and shut down the computer. This morning, I went
to return to the work I was doing yesterday and the entire directory has
disappeared.

Can anyone help me? How do I try to locate the directory? Any ideas on how
the directory could simply disappear? I'm sure there's a simple answer
(wishful thinking?) but I don't know what it is.

Help will be MUCH appreciated. Happy New Year! Thanks.

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Jay Freedman - 02 Jan 2006 16:28 GMT

>Yesterday, I was working on a number of Word and Excel files that are part of
>folders in one directory. At the end of the day, I saved the files, exited
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>Help will be MUCH appreciated. Happy New Year! Thanks.

One way is to use the Start menu's Search > For Files or Folders item.
You can look for a file name, a folder name, or some word or phrase
that you know is in the documents.

It may help first to open Windows Explorer, go to Tools > Folder
Options, and make sure the box for "Show hidden files and folders" is
checked.

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Confused In Toronto - 02 Jan 2006 17:00 GMT

Thanks very much. By running the search as you suggested, I located a few
files from the missing folder. When I opened the file, I was able to
backtrack and discovered that the entire folder had somehow moved into
another folder. All of the contents were located!

> >Yesterday, I was working on a number of Word and Excel files that are part of
> >folders in one directory. At the end of the day, I saved the files, exited
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> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
> newsgroup so all may benefit.

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Jay Freedman - 02 Jan 2006 17:53 GMT

Excellent! Glad I could help.

The most common way this happens is a badly aimed drag-n-drop in
Explorer or in an Open or Save dialog.

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Jay Freedman
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>Thanks very much. By running the search as you suggested, I located a few
>files from the missing folder. When I opened the file, I was able to
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>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> newsgroup so all may benefit.

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