Kiwisda
Level 1 (8 points)
Mac OS X

Q: .lnk file corruption

Hi. I had occasion today transfer a file by USB to a PC. After doing the action, I later put the USB back into my MacBook and found that all the files and folders have become .lnk files that I can't open. I can't even open the folders. The .lnk files are now very small in size, yet the amount of space available on the USB hasn't changed.

I tried first aid through Disk Utility, but with no result.

Can anyone help me?

 

Many thanks.

Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jun 2, 2016 6:11 AM

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Q: .lnk file corruption

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  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jun 2, 2016 7:27 AM in response to Kiwisda
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    Jun 2, 2016 7:27 AM in response to Kiwisda

    With Windows a .lnk file is a shortcut to a file stored elsewhere. Copying files to or from the device should not have affected any other content on it. Do you have the originals stored elsewhere other than on the USB drive?

     

    tt2

  • by Kiwisda,

    Kiwisda Kiwisda Jun 2, 2016 3:21 PM in response to turingtest2
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 2, 2016 3:21 PM in response to turingtest2

    One folder is stored on the desktop of the PC that is in my office (not the same PC that has caused the problem: I transferred two files from that folder onto ANOTHER PC). That's about all. Originally, some of the files had been downloaded onto that same PC and then transferred to the USB, after which the files on the PC were trashed. Some others were transferred from my MacBook to the USB.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jun 6, 2016 4:38 PM in response to Kiwisda
    Level 10 (88,143 points)
    Apple TV
    Jun 6, 2016 4:38 PM in response to Kiwisda

    One way or another you've simply copied links to the original files rather than the files themselves. You'll just have to go back to the source and grab them again.

     

    tt2