http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: files corrupted after disk cleanup en Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:51:00 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/files-corrupted-after-disk-cleanup#post-46245 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:34:31 +0000 raphoenix 46245@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>gilbertm,</p> <p>I'm still am having trouble trying to figure out what went wrong unless you were using File Indexing and just deleted the (index files) and NOT the real files. Also old (.gid) files are OK to delete, in most cases, and shouldn't affect the programs which created them.</p> <p>What kind of files are missing ????</p> <p>Please be very specific IE: Programs, Data, Pictures, Documents, Etc... </p> <p>While researching the problem, remembered this site XP and IE7 users might want to book mark.</p> <p><a href="http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Tips_Page.htm" rel="nofollow">http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Tips_Page.htm</a><br /> GOOD SITE FOR TIPS !!<br /> Please Post Back with requested info on missing files.<br /> Kindest Regards,<br /> Rick P. &#9829; :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/files-corrupted-after-disk-cleanup#post-46194 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:08:42 +0000 gilbertm 46194@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>i have win xp pro sp2. i transfered the files to my second hard drive by cut and paste. after they got moved i did a<br /> disk clean up on my second drive, one of the options was "catalog files for the context indexer" was ok to safely<br /> delete these files. but to my suprise all my files were gone. what do you think? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/files-corrupted-after-disk-cleanup#post-46133 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:21:33 +0000 raphoenix 46133@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>gilbertm.<br /> Welcome to The HTG Forums.<br /> How did you move the files ??<br /> Please provide more info.<br /> What has happened is some critical file extensions have been changed using your method of file transfer.<br /> This was not a normal cut and paste operation.<br /> We have to know how you did it so we can reverse the situation.</p> <p>Kindest Regards,<br /> Rick P. &#9829; :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/files-corrupted-after-disk-cleanup#post-46087 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:47:50 +0000 whs 46087@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>This is very stange. .gid files exist only in Windows 95 and 98. Here is some more info about them <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b129326" rel="nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b129326</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/files-corrupted-after-disk-cleanup#post-46065 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:26:15 +0000 gilbertm 46065@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>moved 100 files to D: drive then did a disk clean up and check marked only "catalog files for the context indexer"<br /> now file are changed to ".gid files). i can't access these files and system restore does not work </p>