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Bert Kemp
10-25-2019, 4:56 PM
I posted new post so it would bee seen different from other post.
I got the hard drive out of old laptop and connected it to my PC
It tells me my picture albums are empty and I know I have thousands of pictures on that drive.
I see all of my corel files but no pictures or videos. any idea why my picture would not be there .
Howard Garner
10-25-2019, 5:18 PM
A quick way may be to search for them.

Open the search/help box (usually in the lower right of the start menu)
search for *.jpg
If one of the titles looks good, do a right click and then go to location.

If you know a file name for one, you can search for that as well.

Howard Garner
Bert Kemp
10-25-2019, 5:25 PM
It says all my picture folders are empty, but I'll try a search like you said.
Bert Kemp
10-26-2019, 1:13 AM
Well search came up empty. The computer says theres over 200 gig on that hard drive so they have to be there someplace but where? I mean I've looked everywhere.:confused:
Chuck Wintle
10-26-2019, 7:33 AM
It says all my picture folders are empty, but I'll try a search like you said.
Did you do the search on the entire drive? The pictures may not be in the folder marked pictures?
Frank Drackman
10-26-2019, 8:42 AM
What does it show if you right click and choose Properties of any of the folders?
Rich Engelhardt
10-27-2019, 6:21 AM
Probably a rights issue - if you are running Windows - I believe - 8 or above. Could be Vista also.
Explore the drive using explorer and see what it says when you try to access the users folder(s).
Bob Grier
10-27-2019, 10:37 AM
Can you ask one of your neighbors, someone at work, or a friend for help? Maybe just ask an acquaintance.

Just an observation; I think you don't have a backup copy of the pictures. If you don't want to loose the pictures have you thought about backing them up off site or keeping them in the cloud to reduce risk of loosing them?
Kev Williams
10-27-2019, 3:40 PM
what version of Windows are you using to search?
Bert Kemp
10-27-2019, 5:08 PM
STARTED searching every where its amazing how much stuff is on a drive that I have no clue what it is LOL
anyway kept holding cursor over folders and looked at anything big, came across a folder 242 gig open it there was a folder called "D" open it and low and behold there were all my picture folders.
Awesome guys thanks for all the help and suggestions. They worked. :D
Bert Kemp
10-27-2019, 5:13 PM
win 7 to short
Kev Williams
10-28-2019, 11:43 AM
That "D" may be a partitioned drive, if so that would explain why a search turned up no pics as you were searching the "C" drive...
Bill Dufour
10-29-2019, 9:54 AM
Make your title more specific if you want help. It is unsearchable for folks wanting to go back and reread it so they can help you. You title reminds me of the Lassie joke cartoon.
Bill D.

http://www.jokeoverflow.com/picture-jokes/animals/lassie-get-help
Frank Pratt
10-29-2019, 11:07 AM
Make your title more specific if you want help. It is unsearchable for folks wanting to go back and reread it so they can help you. You title reminds me of the Lassie joke cartoon.
Bill D.

http://www.jokeoverflow.com/picture-jokes/animals/lassie-get-help

Haha! That's a good one. Poor Timmy...