help files disappeared from desktop

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Hi guys

I recently brought this Dell inspirion 1525 laptop and i havent been using it much,i keep it next to my TV,i watch movies and stuff.I do some downloads but only movies so 99% this problem isnt caused by some virus or something...

I saw some icons disappearing from the desktop but it wasnt anything important so i wasnt so worried about it...Then i needed my cammera and i transfered some files(video) from the cammera hard drive to my desktop,only for few days..And few days ago all those files from the desktop have dissapeared,there were couple of movies(but thats not important) and those files from my cammera as well as some of the icons...Now those programs are still on my computer,like limewire is still installed just the icon has disappeared...

The OS is windows vista and im sure its nothing to do with the desktop cleanup wizard.I have just tried to search for those files and i found them somewhere on the computer...Now the problem is search results say the name of the file,then as type it says its shortcut not the file,date modified is the date when i saved file on the desktop,and as a location folder it says its in C/users/name/AppData/roaming/microsoft/windows.But if i try to find that folder,if i go to c then users than my name i cant find that AppData folder,but when i search for those files it says its there.

Now if i try to click on that file to open it it shows me this msg:"the item "video" that this shortcut refers to has been changed or moved,so this shortcut will no longer work properly.Do you want to delete this shortcut?" The only thing i can do with it is right click then open file location,and it takes me to C\Users\name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent and there are all those files,actually shorcuts for those files but again if i try to open it it shows me that msg again...

Now is there any way i can recover these files,coz those videos are really important...Is there any software that can recover those files as i didnt delete them they were just moved somewhere for some reason???

I hope its not to long and sorry for my english


Thanks

 

[dug987654]

I do some downloads but only movies so 99% this problem isnt caused by some virus or something...

Where do you download movies from...? If its an illegal source then it could very likely be a virus that came with one.

Create a post in the Anti-Virus section with the logs requested in the sticky at the top of the page, and someone should be able to help you. Doug.

 

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im pretty sure its not a virus...I know what im downloading,movies from people i know,they are all scanned and i would know if there was a virus....So 99% its not the virus,it happened before with icons on the desktop but i didnt care much coz i dont use those and anyway ....

 

[DMGrier]

I would say it's a virus cause you do illegal downloads, Got the hint from where you mention Limewire. Even downloading from friends are considered illegal because your friends don't own the distrobution rights. This forum does not support illegal activity. When doing illegal things like this (god knows where your friends got them) it's like having sex with multiple partners, you bound to catch something.

http://www.computerforum.com/laptop-smartphones/announcements.html

Read this, secound post by ian!

 

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I said im 99% its not a virus...I didnt use Lime wire it started with icons before i installed limewire,soon after i got the laptop-before i started downloading...Its a private site ,not like all those torrents sites with all kinds of files.People share some old movies that they own or sports....

I would just like to know is there any software that can recover these files,i know there are some if u delete files but i dont think i have deleted them,they have just desappeared