Folders have been moved to inside other folders and contents lost, I didn't move them.

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Folders have been moved to inside other folders and contents lost, I didn't move them.

Many of my folders have issues when i click on them i find they have been moved to folders inside other folders the second last is lightroom catalogue and the original folder contents when clicked now show a .lrprev file that cant be opened.

The folders originally contained camera footage and also premiere pro editing and renders of the footage. All these folders follow an initially identical route until after the Lightroom catalogue folder.

When using search these folders do not show up. I have been finding them by searching for .prproj the .prproj files do not appear but I find the original folder this way.

Mac mini, macOS 11.7

Posted on Aug 3, 2024 4:55 AM

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Aug 3, 2024 5:27 AM in response to Rilferoo

if you think there might be a problem with the file directory, launch Disk Utility and Repair Disk to the Volume. it should rightly be named Repair Disk [Directory].

if this does not fix the problem, restore the folders from your backups. if using Time Machine, you can use Time machine.app to view the folder as of any date, and choose to restore from just before the corruption/damage occurred.

what is the date of your most recent backup, and by what method?

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Aug 3, 2024 5:46 AM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thanks Grant for your reply. I have run disk first aid on the drive but it found no problem. Unfortunately folders were on external drive which was not backed up.

Any idea why this might have happened, could it be virus?

There are a very large group of folders that have all gone the same route.

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Folders have been moved to inside other folders and contents lost, I didn't move them.

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