It's all about the OS and settings. But your post makes me think you don't backup your files. Hard drives have this sensor that when they find you didn't backup, they stop spinning. It's true!
Why not try setting Explorer to show all files, hidden files, system files and more? Link about.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsxp/ht/showhiddenfiles.htm
"Difficulty: Easy"
Bob
I did something that caused the viewing of individual files to disappear in the explorer view. I know they are there I can search for them an it shows them there. I just can not see them when I use the explorer. Will activating the restore function fix this...what happens to files created after restore? Any other suggestions.. thanks

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