File lost

One of my users has lost something that was on his desk.  It is a search for a file that has been on this issue, has achieved success on the name, but it was only a link to where the file was.  Any ideas as to where this folder or files can be.  She lost her record 2 weeks ago and just now told me about it.

Thank you

Probably that the record has been deleted by mistake. This is the main reason why I always tell people to not save the things on the desk. You can try to search for the file name with the free Agent Ransack, which is a research program much better than a native of XP. If the Agent Ransack can not find the folder, then you will need to restore company backup file or use software data recovery on his machine to try to find it. R - Studio is excellent, although the fact that she waited two weeks to say greatly reduces the chances of recovery.

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/ - Agent Ransack

R - Studio - http://www.r-tt.com/

MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

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