Three recommendations for the future to start with:
1. Never use cut and paste. Only use copy and paste, followed by delete.
2. Make a regular backup of files you don't want to lose.
3. Think of a USB-stick and an external disk as temporary storage, not as permanent storage. So NEVER delete a file from your hard disk if that would leave your only copy on such a device.
Now immediately remove that hard disk from your PC, put it in an external enclosure and on another PC try a file recovery program like Recuva (download from Piriform.com). There are more programs like that, but this is a good and free one to start your search with.
Kees
Hi,
I need an urgent help.
I was transferring my data from the Local Disc to my USB Flash driver.
I selected the folder i wanted to transfer by using the command "Cut-Paste", and the terrible thing happened ,, the folder was copied BUT it was empty.
I went back to Local Disc (at the original place of the folder) but there was no folder there.
So I have the folder in my Flash driver but nothing inside of it ,,
I searched in the recycle bin ,, NOTHING
I searched in the computer by typing the name of the folder ,, NOTHING
I am freaked out. Where did all my data gone? they're very important for me.
Thank you in advanced

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