I have windows XP. Whenever I search for a video file it brings up 2 of them. If I delete 1 it deletes both. If i restore the file from the recycle bin only 1 copy reappears. When I restart the pc both copies are back again?? Any way to see whats happening and how to fix it?? If I right click on the file the size and everything is the same. So I think that means 1 movie is taking up double memory on my hard drive. Any ideas??

Do both copies of each file have same file name ?

Yep. Both files are exactly the same in every way.

You sure one wasn't a short cut from the recently used file location?

Do they both look the same? Or is one the file, and one a folder?

Brad

They are both folders. They are both the same size when I right click on the properties so I know its not a shortcut. They are for sure files and not folders. When I am in thumbnail view they have the same picture. The exact same filename.

That is strange. Whenever I have a duplicate of any file its like the first one is 3766 and dub is 3766a

do an error check on that drive - sounds like the FAT table maybe coming undone

How would I do an error check?

BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE YOU DO A DISK SCAN!!!!

Worthless interjection: I MUST get my glasses fixed..could have sworn the title was 'something weird happening with my flies..' Sorry
Nick

Would I need another hard drive to do a backup?? How would I do the scan you guys talk about??

Can you burn disks? At the very least put all "important" files on a CD, DvD, Thumb drive, or other media.

Then do a scan.

Brad

quote Originally posted by turboguy327: Would I need another hard drive to do a backup?? How would I do the scan you guys talk about??

Or rewrite-able CDs. Or even online storage.

Properties on the drive gives you 'tools', thats where the scans are at.

And yes like the others said back it up FIRST ( and as soon as you can ), you may have nothing left after the scan ( or next reboot even ) if its too bad.

As everyone can tell I know nothing about computers. Its sad considering im 23 years old and should know more than how to hook them up and install basic hardware. I will borrow an external hard drive and make a copy of my c drive and then run all those checks. Other than the coping of files the pc runs great. No noise no freezing no lagging. Could it be software??