Scooter B

I understand the concept and yes it is my only PC and only source of obtaining assistance. No PC use = no progress period. Mimimal use is my optimal solution. FWIW my C drive is the FSCT (something like that not the FAT 32) format and I noticed the reference that Recuva can only recover non fragmented files. With the do as possible credo I am assuming running Defraggler at this point would be bad? If I have recovered and moved everything found to the flash drive would running Defraggler 1. Possibly make some corrupted files readable or 2. Would it help find more files that have not been found I am asuming the most literally translation that fragmented files can be found just not recovered. BTW I thought I had three back up systems in place a USB back up drive that lost power or unknowingly was turned off and the PC does not even recognize that it is attached, and a Norton back up utility at one time. I had so much problems with Norton and Symantic customer service plus read all the bad reviews so I tried to clean each and every reference to Symantic or Norton from my PC forgetting I had it set to back up document files. I have tried to avoid burning CD's or DVD data back ups due to the hassle of storing, organizing and creating landfill waste due to the transient nature induced by needing to constantly burn more to stay up to date. I suppose there is no reliable alternative without backing it up free of software dependancies that can let you down.

My bad it was an svchost.exe error. I was diagnosed with a rare sleep disorder called Idiopathic Hypersomnia and without going too deep I sleep 10-12 hours a day but still feel as if I have not slept in three days at best. Essentually never ending symptoms of sleep deprivation with no cure. Stimulants help maintain some level of wakefullness but that is kind of like tanking up a drunk driver with caffiene and/or Red Bull. The files were listed as recent temporary files and my Ccleaner settings indicate there is a 48 hour protection feature for temp files...I know I definitely saw a long list of my documents on the post analyze screen that I thought were temp files. I know I did not change any settings in Ccleaner and this has never happend before. I was able to find a list of short cuts to all the missing documents and folder headings I will try to attach but "the short cut refers to a file that is either missing or has been moved". So far the quick Recuva found nothing so I am going to run the deep scan. I can not tell you how many hundreds of hours of research and typing I will lose and I am getting a migraine just trying to imagine having to start over. I also legal case work and half of my appeal letter typed after two stimulant fueled all nighters.......

I'm not familiar with Recuva but I noticed the forum for it so I will check into it. Last night I searched the svchost.exe through the HP Website and it directed me to a MS site explaining what it was used for. From what I read and if you look under task manager you will see a number of svchost.exe instances running. paraphrasing from memory.....; The windows operating system uses these to space out a controlled sequence of application opening so they all don't open at once. Kind of a a sequenced time delay of applications organized into groups that open together in groups. I will go check out recuva

I have been using Ccleaner for around a year and have had great results with no problems whats so ever. My PC has been running sluggish and freezing up in EI7 online but McCafee is up to date and can find no malware, no spyware is coming up either. I have spend two months working on medical research for my disability appeal and had a couple hundred articles many of which had to be accessed from a hospital or university network PC for institurional access. My daughter turned the PC on to go to Webkinz and some hostsvc.exe error was on the desk top start up screen. I decided to run Ccleaner (Windows, Applications and Registry) and I noticed an abnormally high number of Word documents on the list classified as "Temp" files so I cleaned as usual. I had opened up fifty or so documents last up time searching for a document I had saved but could not find so I thought that explained it. Next thing I know ALL my documents are gone and there's nothing in the recycle bin. I tried a system restore to before my documents disappeared but no luck. There are some how some previous versions of the My Documents and sub file headings showing up but only 10-20 files and lke seven folders. My hard drive has plenty of space and the HD monitor indicates no errors. What the heck happened and is there any hope for recovering my files? I think I will have a complete break down if I can't recover my files.