How to recover missing files that are still on the hard drive. iTunes and VLC Player can still read the files.

I had a restore of the system without success and now all my files (music, photos, documents, PDF files, vids, etc) are missing.  My itunes still recognizes the path to music and can play everything.  Same thing with VLC player and photos.   For example, if I go in VLC player and watch my playlist, I see that info a video is C:\Users\kevarendt\Desktop\Vids\... and the player will play the video.  However, I can't file my own.  He is no longer on my desk, where he was saved, but the path always displays it's there.  My drive is still in his usual capacity, so none of my files have been deleted.  I can't even to my user account.  All I see is a Public folder in C:\Users\.  What happened to my user account?  All the paths to my files have nothing to show, but it's still there but invisible.  How can I access it.  I use Vista Home Premium.

Hello

I suggest you to check that the same in safe mode if you work, try to perform the clean boot

Note: After troubleshooting, be sure to set the computer to start as usual as mentioned in step 7 in the above article.

If not work then suggest to activate the hidden files and folders and then check if it works very well.

 

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