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ice856
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This happens just now, yesterday i download a video and watch it for a couple of minutes and now the file is gone, it happen more than once.

 

the other case is when i want totransfer files from my laptop to my desktop using external hard drive, i copied the file from my laptop and when i plug the drive to my desktop the files are gone.

 

is this normal with windows 10?? is there any solution for this bug?

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I can think of two options:

- the drive is failing. Check its integrity.

- some antivirus or antimalware software is identifying the files in question as malicious, and therefore deleting them or moving them to some form of quarantine.

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18 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

I can think of two options:

- the drive is failing. Check its integrity.

- some antivirus or antimalware software is identifying the files in question as malicious, and therefore deleting them or moving them to some form of quarantine.

 

How d i check my hard drive integritiy?

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Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 3400G  ; Motherboard : MSI B450 A-Pro MAX ; RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX White 2 x 8Gb

GPU : Sapphire RX 5500 XT 8GB Pulse ; PSU : Cooler Master MWE Gold 750W, 80+Gold ; SSD : Samsung 860 EVO 250GB ; HDD 2 x WD Blue 1TB 3.5" ; Toshiba 1TB 2.5"

 

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3 minutes ago, ice856 said:

 

How d i check my hard drive integritiy?

You can check its S.M.A.R.T. status using programs such as Speedfan and (I believe) HWInfo, and you can run chkdsk on the drive. If it's not your boot drive, you can do it from Windows by right-clicking on it -> tools tab -> Error-checking.

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1 hour ago, ice856 said:

 

How d i check my hard drive integritiy?

does it seem strangely weird/ have you noticed a slowdown recently?

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31 minutes ago, Grockle88 said:

does it seem strangely weird/ have you noticed a slowdown recently?

nope it runs just fine.

PC Spec :

Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 3400G  ; Motherboard : MSI B450 A-Pro MAX ; RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX White 2 x 8Gb

GPU : Sapphire RX 5500 XT 8GB Pulse ; PSU : Cooler Master MWE Gold 750W, 80+Gold ; SSD : Samsung 860 EVO 250GB ; HDD 2 x WD Blue 1TB 3.5" ; Toshiba 1TB 2.5"

 

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1 hour ago, ice856 said:

nope it runs just fine.

well, besides disappearing files obviously...

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CrumpleBox V3:  Xeon X5680  -  Asus X58 Sabertooth  -  DDr3 16GB@1.33Ghz  -  Gigabyte 1660s -  TT smart RGB 700W  -  

Cooler Master Storm Trooper  -  120GB Samsung 850 Pro   -  LTT Edition Chromax NH-D15 ?

 

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A good starting point would be checking cabling, ports, and running diagnostic software.

Try the drive with a different cable & try it in a different port to see if the issue replicates itself there.

Run a diagnostic software. Ours is free & dubbed SeaTools, it can run on any brand HDD, however keep in mind that if the drive is from another manufacturer & the goal is to RMA/warranty it, then most manufacturers will make you run their own diagnostic software anyways as part of that process.

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22 hours ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

You can check its S.M.A.R.T. status using programs such as Speedfan and (I believe) HWInfo, and you can run chkdsk on the drive. If it's not your boot drive, you can do it from Windows by right-clicking on it -> tools tab -> Error-checking.

I use Crystal disk info and the result is good.

PC Spec :

Processor : AMD Ryzen 5 3400G  ; Motherboard : MSI B450 A-Pro MAX ; RAM : Corsair Vengeance LPX White 2 x 8Gb

GPU : Sapphire RX 5500 XT 8GB Pulse ; PSU : Cooler Master MWE Gold 750W, 80+Gold ; SSD : Samsung 860 EVO 250GB ; HDD 2 x WD Blue 1TB 3.5" ; Toshiba 1TB 2.5"

 

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