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hi,i have a pc that uses windows 2007 and there is the files that copied themselves into other documents so when i amtrying to delete them even the original one got deleted.please help

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Brief, practical diagnostic and safe-action plan that follows points raised by , and without repeating prior suggestions.

Start by confirming the exact Windows build (run winver) and gather facts about the duplicated items: full file paths, sizes and timestamps, and whether what looks like a "copy" is a shortcut (.lnk), a linked entry (hard link/junction), or a real duplicate created by sync/backup software or malware. Use these commands to collect evidence (replace sample paths):

winver

powershell -Command "Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\Users\YourUser\Documents' -Recurse -File | Where-Object Name -like '*example*' | Select FullName, Length, CreationTime, LastWriteTime"

fsutil hardlink list "C:\full\path\to\example.docx"

Get-ChildItem -Path 'C:\Users\YourUser\Documents' -Recurse -File |
  Get-FileHash -Algorithm MD5 |
  Group-Object -Property Hash |
  Where-Object { $_.Count -gt 1 } |
  ForEach-Object { $_.Group | Select-Object Path,Hash }

Interpreting results and next steps:

  • Identical hash values but different FullName = true duplicate files; remove the unwanted copies or consolidate as needed.
  • fsutil hardlink list showing multiple entries = multiple directory entries pointing at the same file data; removing one directory entry will remove the file only when the last link is deleted.
  • Reparse points/junctions indicate redirected folders; use the Sysinternals Junction tool to inspect/remove them safely.

If cloud sync (OneDrive/Dropbox) or backup software is present, check their logs and pause syncing before altering files. If files have gone missing or you suspect corruption, avoid writing to that drive, create a disk image first and run recovery from separate media or a different system.

Further reference reading:

Caution: if malware is suspected, use an offline rescue disk or vetted scanners rather than making many file-system changes.

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Member Avatar for chrjs

Wrong forum, this should be in Hardware & Software->Microsoft Windows->Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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hi,i have a pc that uses windows 2007 and there is the files that copied themselves into other documents so when i amtrying to delete them even the original one got deleted.please help

you should consult it to some expert who must be available at your place.. it is kind a little issue may be just its setting issue ..... so dont worry you will get through of it soon..

Member Avatar for dee101g

First, there is no 'Windows 2007'. There is Windows 7 or MS Office 2007.

Second, have you looked at how files are displayed in your Documents Library? If this is Windows 7, right under the 'Documents library' heading in the viewing windows, you should see how many locations are aggregated in that window. While I understand why MS chose to make our viewing pleasure 'easier' with this, it can make finding actual files for people accustomed to navigating through previous exploration methods (like me) crazy with the duplication. If you are not familiar with this, you might want to read up on the 'folder view' and its settings in Vista and Windows 7.

If this is occuring in MS Office, that is a different question.

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Everyone has an explanation, but no one has a solution.

The answer to this is:
Number 1. STOP USING THE COMPUTER
If the file is Just 'deleted', then it is still on the computer, it is just "floating in space" - you computer has cut it loose and is not keeping a track Of where it put it any more, but it may still be on the hard drive. There is software out there that can physically scan the HDD to look for these Kinds of files.

the best one that I have found is:
Easeus Dedeted File Recovery
http://www.easeus-deletedrecovery.com/

Step NUMBER TWO

Download this from another computer
http://www.easeus-deletedrecovery.com/
load it onto / install it and run it from a flash drive.

save any recovered files to anything except the HDD that you are trying to recover.

that's your last best hope. If that doesn't do it, then

Step NUMBER THREE
http://www.easeus-deletedrecovery.com/download.html
their full disk recovery product might, and if that doesn't then you have already overwritten it.

Member Avatar for benmar

is this ms office 2007 issue or win7 issue?, i think it's ms office 2007 issue try to uninstall the ms office 2007 then install it back...

hope it works....

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