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My external hard disk has been infested with viruses and files and folders made shortcuts. how can i recover the files and folders?

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I have faced same problem. Shortcuts everywhere.
Not once, many times.

I tried many solutions.

Shortcut Virus Remover is the best solution I found.

A 100% free simple application.

You can download it from this link - http://www.shortcutvirusremover.com

Place it in your pen drive and double click to run. Press Enter to confirm its process. That is all. Shortcuts will remove and your data will be back in a second.

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Hey i have experienced the same and infact recovered all my folders. search for stellar data recovery.

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Use a file recover untility and that should help. I would put a good anti-virus program on the hard disk next time.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 23, 2010

SOURCE: my iomega 500gb external hard disk is corrupted

my pc is not showing my 500gb iomega external at all,in device manager syas all is working correctly

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 13, 2010

SOURCE: folder structure showing 0 files on external HD -after powersurge

You may use data recovery software to see if you can rescue the files on your external HD.

It may unable to recover all the files, but at least most of them.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 04, 2011

SOURCE: my file became a shortcut icon in external hard

Hey Yus_Hafizi,
Often times on windows when you drag a file it will create a shortcut instead of making a copy. One way to copy a file for sure is to highlight the file and then go to Edit -> Copy in windows explorer/my computer window. Then browse to your external HD and go to Edit -> Paste. This will for sure copy the file as opposed to making a shortcut.
Thanks,

Eranda Gunathilaka

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  • Posted on Dec 07, 2011

SOURCE: MY TRANSCEND HARD DRIVE HAS

Is this the Problem???
Only Shortcuts,,,,,,

Don't format your Flash Drive.
Your data is still there.

Use Shortcut Virus Remover.

100% free
Setup file to download 1.1 Mb
Installed file 2 Kb

It will recover your all data.

DOWNLOAD !!!

download link in home page - http://shortcutvirusremover.blogspot.com

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  • Posted on Sep 16, 2013

SOURCE: Avira antivirus disappeared folders and files

I too have the same problem it happened through avast antivirus

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first, recover your files with data recovery program like asoftech data recovery program.
http://www.geardownload.com/system/asoftech-data-recovery.html

I've had to use it many times in the past but in this case you need to plug that drive into another system as an external drive or slave drive and run the software from there. It will rebuild the drive and hopefully recover the files.

After you get back your files, you can then format the drive.
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Don't format your Flash Drive.
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-click apply.
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hope this helps. Thank you for using Fixya!
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The fact that there are shortcuts is not alarming. Your originals must be somewhere! Use the Search function to search for any file or folder name you can remember. Start at the root of the system (My Computer) to search everything; it could take a while so be patient. When you find the missing folders just select them all and drag back to where they belong (or Cut from current location, Paste in new location).
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Don't format your Flash Drive.
Your data is still there.

Use Shortcut Virus Remover.


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It will recover your all data.

DOWNLOAD !!!

http://shortcutvirusremover.blogspot.com
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Is this the Problem???
Only Shortcuts,,,,,,

Don't format your Flash Drive.
Your data is still there.

Use Shortcut Virus Remover.

100% free
Setup file to download 1.1 Mb
Installed file 2 Kb

It will recover your all data.

DOWNLOAD !!!

download link in home page - http://shortcutvirusremover.blogspot.com
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Is this the Problem???
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Don't format your Flash Drive.
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Use Shortcut Virus Remover.
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It will recover your all data.

DOWNLOAD !!!

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