XP: Folder is empty!!!!

Hello People,

My main folder where I keep all my big download is showing that it is empty.
When I browse to it using My Computer it shows that the folder is empty. The folder is on a HDD that is 270Gb in size and I know that the folder was at least 200Gb. If the folder was indeed empty then I would see the free space in my computer but instead it the same as it was this morning at 27Gb free

Can someone tell me how to recover the files? It would take me forever to get all the files back.

I am running XP Pro SP2 with all the updates installed, ZoneAlarm AV/FW.

Thank u very much...really need an XP guru's help with this one.

JenBell

I would use WinDirStat to double check where that space is being taken up at.

http://windirstat.info/

If it is really in that folder we can go from there. But I have a feeling that space is actually being taken up by files in a different spot.

I tried the program...showed me nothing useful.

I need to recover the files...200Gb or so worth. I am testing a few recovery programs I googled and seeing what they come up with.

Anyone else got any advice?

Oh and sea...thank u very much for trying to help:-|

Run CHKDSK?

GetbackNTFS is probably the best recovery program if you are interested. Also check recycle bin, and I know this may sound weird but run a system restore. I had all my downloads vanish one day and I restored to about a week earlier and they were back.

thanks tenchi...I ran GB and so far it has managed to fully recover (meaning I can play the files) around 120GB of the 214Gb of data. I am still copying it back. My HDDs space is fast running out but I have ordered a 750Gb seagate HDD that should be here on Tuesday. It seems that this problem only happens with large folders. One folder 214GB...is it really that big that xp throws a nut?

Regardless...going to keep folders to a more respectable size on 100Gb.

Thank to everyone for helping out oh and programs to avoid...anything that is not GB

I am more than happy enough so far with the data recovered.