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My windows 11 home and old windows 10 folders have vanished. I went through the complete list as posted at MS of ways to find it. Nothing showed up. Since it's still working, I am unsure if a repair or reinstall or even a reboot will work as the folder is not where it should be? Before I do any of those I'm hoping for guidance. All help is appreciated. BTW, this is the dumbest thing I've ever had happen and I've been doing this a long time. Abby
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Hello! Abby. Thank you for the details. I'm glad to assist you with this.
Windows sometimes hides these folders by default:
Open File Explorer.
Click View → Show → Hidden items.
Then go to Options → View tab.
Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)” — it will warn you, click Yes.
Now look again in C:.
If the Windows folder now shows up, it was just hidden.
See if this helps. If you need further assistance, just let me know.
Best regards,
Kimberly
