Why do my files disappear?

Lately I had problems with my files trying to disappear and then reappear. I'm going to type a word document and save it in a specific folder. When I come back to look for in the said folder is not there. I try to look for, and this is no the case in the library. I also try to rearrange the folder in a different ways to find the file. Alas, it still does not. The way I need to find it is to go into word and hope that the document is in open documents recently. Otherwise, I'm screwed and have to wait for it to magically appear again.

We know what is my problem and how to fix it?

When documents are missing from the location of the library, they also disappear from true location as well? drive local c: > users > (your username) > my documents

Trying to create another user account to see if the problem is reproduced it. If this isn't the case, please follow the instructions indicated in the difficulty of a user profile is corrupted.

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