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Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Duncs, Oct 16, 2009.

  1. Duncs

    Duncs Guest

    Oh where oh where can they be!

    Help, but I can't find my Pictures amywhere on my hard-drive. I've
    looked in "C:\users\duncs\documents\Pictures", but I don't have a
    folder called "documents", or indeed one called "Pictures".

    In Explorer, under 'Desktop | Duncs' I have the following, among other
    things:

    Documents - This has a location of G:\

    I don't however, have anything for 'Pictures' or 'My Pictures'. When
    I do a search on my G:\ drive, for .JPG files, it lists all the
    picture files that I have...so where are they? Displaying the folder
    shows the following-"My Pictures (G:)", but still I can't find them.
    There is no folder called 'My Pictures' or 'Pictures' on the G: drive.

    If I try to right-click and open location, I get the message "G:\My
    Pictures is not accessible. The directory name is invalid."

    Can anyone help?

    Many TIA

    Duncs
     
  2. Gordon

    Gordon Guest

    "Duncs" <true.kilted.scot@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:3cd8504c-6f5e-44ef-a592-60ecd32591b7@w19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Oh where oh where can they be!
    >
    > Help, but I can't find my Pictures amywhere on my hard-drive. I've
    > looked in "C:usersduncsdocumentsPictures", but I don't have a
    > folder called "documents", or indeed one called "Pictures".
    >
    > In Explorer, under 'Desktop | Duncs' I have the following, among other
    > things:
    >
    > Documents - This has a location of G:
    >
    > I don't however, have anything for 'Pictures' or 'My Pictures'. When
    > I do a search on my G: drive, for .JPG files, it lists all the
    > picture files that I have...so where are they? Displaying the folder
    > shows the following-"My Pictures (G:)", but still I can't find them.
    > There is no folder called 'My Pictures' or 'Pictures' on the G: drive.
    >
    > If I try to right-click and open location, I get the message "G:My
    > Pictures is not accessible. The directory name is invalid."
    >
    > Can anyone help?
    >
    > Many TIA
    >
    > Duncs<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    G would seem to be a network or external drive. Is this connected?
     
  3. Duncs

    Duncs Guest

    On 16 Oct, 17:26, "Gordon" <gordonbpar...@yahoo.com> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > "Duncs" <true.kilted.s...@gmail.com> wrote in message
    >
    > news:3cd8504c-6f5e-44ef-a592-60ecd32591b7@w19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
    >
    >
    >
    >
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Oh where oh where can they be!<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Help, but I can't find my Pictures amywhere on my hard-drive.  I've
    > > looked in "C:usersduncsdocumentsPictures", but I don't have a
    > > folder called "documents", or indeed one called "Pictures".<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > In Explorer, under 'Desktop | Duncs' I have the following, among other
    > > things:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Documents - This has a location of G:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > I don't however, have anything for 'Pictures' or 'My Pictures'.  When
    > > I do a search on my G: drive, for .JPG files, it lists all the
    > > picture files that I have...so where are they?  Displaying the folder
    > > shows the following-"My Pictures (G:)", but still I can't find them.
    > > There is no folder called 'My Pictures' or 'Pictures' on the G: drive.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > If I try to right-click and open location, I get the message "G:My
    > > Pictures is not accessible.  The directory name is invalid."<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Can anyone help?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Many TIA<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Duncs<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > G would seem to be a network or external drive. Is this connected?- Hide quoted text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    No, G: is an internal hard-drive, that I can access and open files
    on. I just can't see / find my pictures.
     
  4. "Duncs" <true.kilted.scot@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:b8f735a0-a57a-41f7-b4ea-4c5249a158df@l13g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
    On 16 Oct, 17:26, "Gordon" <gordonbpar...@yahoo.com> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > "Duncs" <true.kilted.s...@gmail.com> wrote in message
    >
    > news:3cd8504c-6f5e-44ef-a592-60ecd32591b7@w19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
    >
    >
    >
    >
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Oh where oh where can they be!<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Help, but I can't find my Pictures amywhere on my hard-drive. I've
    > > looked in "C:usersduncsdocumentsPictures", but I don't have a
    > > folder called "documents", or indeed one called "Pictures".<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > In Explorer, under 'Desktop | Duncs' I have the following, among other
    > > things:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Documents - This has a location of G:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > I don't however, have anything for 'Pictures' or 'My Pictures'. When
    > > I do a search on my G: drive, for .JPG files, it lists all the
    > > picture files that I have...so where are they? Displaying the folder
    > > shows the following-"My Pictures (G:)", but still I can't find them.
    > > There is no folder called 'My Pictures' or 'Pictures' on the G: drive.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > If I try to right-click and open location, I get the message "G:My
    > > Pictures is not accessible. The directory name is invalid."<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Can anyone help?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Many TIA<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Duncs<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > G would seem to be a network or external drive. Is this connected?- Hide
    > quoted text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    No, G: is an internal hard-drive, that I can access and open files
    on. I just can't see / find my pictures.

    Have you tried find for *.jpg?
     
  5. Tae Song

    Tae Song Guest

    "Duncs" <true.kilted.scot@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:3cd8504c-6f5e-44ef-a592-60ecd32591b7@w19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Oh where oh where can they be!
    >
    > Help, but I can't find my Pictures amywhere on my hard-drive. I've
    > looked in "C:usersduncsdocumentsPictures", but I don't have a
    > folder called "documents", or indeed one called "Pictures".
    >
    > In Explorer, under 'Desktop | Duncs' I have the following, among other
    > things:
    >
    > Documents - This has a location of G:
    >
    > I don't however, have anything for 'Pictures' or 'My Pictures'. When
    > I do a search on my G: drive, for .JPG files, it lists all the
    > picture files that I have...so where are they? Displaying the folder
    > shows the following-"My Pictures (G:)", but still I can't find them.
    > There is no folder called 'My Pictures' or 'Pictures' on the G: drive.
    >
    > If I try to right-click and open location, I get the message "G:My
    > Pictures is not accessible. The directory name is invalid."
    >
    > Can anyone help?
    >
    > Many TIA
    >
    > Duncs<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->




    Default location for Pictures folder is C:\Users\UserName\Pictures

    Another place to check would be C:\Users\Public\Public Pictures


    You can do an all out search by opening Computer and typing ext:jpg in the
    Search field (this will take a while)

    or

    Open a command prompt and type dir \*.jpg /s /p

    or

    Open a command prompt and type dir \*.jpg /s > jpg.txt and open jpg.txt with
    notepad and do a search on the jpg if you remember the name


    The Search 4.0 on XP, Vista and Windows 7 seems to be modeled on Google's
    Desktop Search and has a limitation in search behavior you should be aware
    of . If you're doing a search on filename with fox in it, it won't bring up
    for example Firefox.exe. It will list filenames if they have a separator
    like a space or _ before the search word, Install_Fox.exe for example.

    So if you are doing a search using the built in Search, you need to supply
    the starting characters at the beginning of the filename or beginning after
    a separator. So if you ask for it to search for ox, it won't return with a
    fox, which is OK for an internet search engine, but it defeats the purpose
    of filename search in Windows, in my opinion.
     
  6. Duncs

    Duncs Guest

    On Oct 17, 6:56 pm, "Tae Song" <tae_s...@hotmail.com> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > "Duncs" <true.kilted.s...@gmail.com> wrote in message
    >
    > news:3cd8504c-6f5e-44ef-a592-60ecd32591b7@w19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
    >
    >
    >
    >
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Oh where oh where can they be!<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Help, but I can't find my Pictures amywhere on my hard-drive.  I've
    > > looked in "C:usersduncsdocumentsPictures", but I don't have a
    > > folder called "documents", or indeed one called "Pictures".<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > In Explorer, under 'Desktop | Duncs' I have the following, among other
    > > things:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Documents - This has a location of G:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > I don't however, have anything for 'Pictures' or 'My Pictures'.  When
    > > I do a search on my G: drive, for .JPG files, it lists all the
    > > picture files that I have...so where are they?  Displaying the folder
    > > shows the following-"My Pictures (G:)", but still I can't find them.
    > > There is no folder called 'My Pictures' or 'Pictures' on the G: drive.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > If I try to right-click and open location, I get the message "G:My
    > > Pictures is not accessible.  The directory name is invalid."<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Can anyone help?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Many TIA<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Duncs<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > Default location for Pictures folder is C:UsersUserNamePictures
    >
    > Another place to check would be C:UsersPublicPublic Pictures
    >
    > You can do an all out search by opening Computer and typing ext:jpg in the
    > Search field (this will take a while)
    >
    > or
    >
    > Open a command prompt and type dir *.jpg /s /p
    >
    > or
    >
    > Open a command prompt and type dir *.jpg /s > jpg.txt and open jpg.txt with
    > notepad and do a search on the jpg if you remember the name
    >
    > The Search 4.0 on XP, Vista and Windows 7 seems to be modeled on Google's
    > Desktop Search and has a limitation in search behavior you should be aware
    > of .  If you're doing a search on filename with fox in it, it won't bring up
    > for example Firefox.exe.  It will list filenames if they have a separator
    > like a space or _ before the search word, Install_Fox.exe for example.
    >
    > So if you are doing a search using the built in Search, you need to supply
    > the starting characters at the beginning of the filename or beginning after
    > a separator. So if you ask for it to search for ox, it won't return with a
    > fox, which is OK for an internet search engine, but it defeats the purpose
    > of filename search in Windows, in my opinion.- Hide quoted text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Default location for Pictures folder is C:UsersUserNamePictures<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    There is no folder called 'Pictures', within Users\<my user name>.
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Another place to check would be C:UsersPublicPublic Pictures<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    All that is in this folder, is a folder called 'Sample Pictures'.
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > You can do an all out search by opening Computer and typing ext:jpg in the Search field (this will take a while)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    If I do this it returns, among other things, files such as:

    g:\My Pictures\Digital Pictures\Photo Frame\Football 2007

    These I would expect the search to find, as these are .JPG files that
    I have. However, when I paste this path into explorer, I get the
    message:

    Windows cannot find 'g:\My Pictures\Digital Pictures\Photo Frame
    \Football 2007'. Check the spelling and try again.

    So, from the search I can see the files are there, I just can't get at
    them.

    Wher can I go now?

    TIA

    Duncs
     
  7. gls858

    gls858 Guest

    Duncs wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > On Oct 17, 6:56 pm, "Tae Song" <tae_s...@hotmail.com> wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> "Duncs" <true.kilted.s...@gmail.com> wrote in message
    >>
    >> news:3cd8504c-6f5e-44ef-a592-60ecd32591b7@w19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> Oh where oh where can they be!
    >>> Help, but I can't find my Pictures amywhere on my hard-drive. I've
    >>> looked in "C:usersduncsdocumentsPictures", but I don't have a
    >>> folder called "documents", or indeed one called "Pictures".
    >>> In Explorer, under 'Desktop | Duncs' I have the following, among other
    >>> things:
    >>> Documents - This has a location of G:
    >>> I don't however, have anything for 'Pictures' or 'My Pictures'. When
    >>> I do a search on my G: drive, for .JPG files, it lists all the
    >>> picture files that I have...so where are they? Displaying the folder
    >>> shows the following-"My Pictures (G:)", but still I can't find them.
    >>> There is no folder called 'My Pictures' or 'Pictures' on the G: drive.
    >>> If I try to right-click and open location, I get the message "G:My
    >>> Pictures is not accessible. The directory name is invalid."
    >>> Can anyone help?
    >>> Many TIA
    >>> Duncs<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >> Default location for Pictures folder is C:UsersUserNamePictures
    >>
    >> Another place to check would be C:UsersPublicPublic Pictures
    >>
    >> You can do an all out search by opening Computer and typing ext:jpg in the
    >> Search field (this will take a while)
    >>
    >> or
    >>
    >> Open a command prompt and type dir *.jpg /s /p
    >>
    >> or
    >>
    >> Open a command prompt and type dir *.jpg /s > jpg.txt and open jpg.txt with
    >> notepad and do a search on the jpg if you remember the name
    >>
    >> The Search 4.0 on XP, Vista and Windows 7 seems to be modeled on Google's
    >> Desktop Search and has a limitation in search behavior you should be aware
    >> of . If you're doing a search on filename with fox in it, it won't bring up
    >> for example Firefox.exe. It will list filenames if they have a separator
    >> like a space or _ before the search word, Install_Fox.exe for example.
    >>
    >> So if you are doing a search using the built in Search, you need to supply
    >> the starting characters at the beginning of the filename or beginning after
    >> a separator. So if you ask for it to search for ox, it won't return with a
    >> fox, which is OK for an internet search engine, but it defeats the purpose
    >> of filename search in Windows, in my opinion.- Hide quoted text -
    >>
    >> - Show quoted text -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Default location for Pictures folder is C:UsersUserNamePictures<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > There is no folder called 'Pictures', within Users<my user name>.
    > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Another place to check would be C:UsersPublicPublic Pictures<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > All that is in this folder, is a folder called 'Sample Pictures'.
    > <!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> You can do an all out search by opening Computer and typing ext:jpg in the Search field (this will take a while)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > If I do this it returns, among other things, files such as:
    >
    > g:My PicturesDigital PicturesPhoto FrameFootball 2007
    >
    > These I would expect the search to find, as these are .JPG files that
    > I have. However, when I paste this path into explorer, I get the
    > message:
    >
    > Windows cannot find 'g:My PicturesDigital PicturesPhoto Frame
    > Football 2007'. Check the spelling and try again.
    >
    > So, from the search I can see the files are there, I just can't get at
    > them.
    >
    > Wher can I go now?
    >
    > TIA
    >
    > Duncs<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Try navigating to that folder from My computer or Windows Explorer
    instead of cutting pasting the path. You might be copy a space before
    or after the full path name.

    gls858
     
  8. Duncs

    Duncs Guest

    On Oct 21, 7:47 pm, gls858 <gls...@yahoo.com> wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Duncs wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > On Oct 17, 6:56 pm, "Tae Song" <tae_s...@hotmail.com> wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> "Duncs" <true.kilted.s...@gmail.com> wrote in message<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >>news:3cd8504c-6f5e-44ef-a592-60ecd32591b7@w19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com....<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >>> Oh where oh where can they be!
    > >>> Help, but I can't find my Pictures amywhere on my hard-drive.  I've
    > >>> looked in "C:usersduncsdocumentsPictures", but I don't have a
    > >>> folder called "documents", or indeed one called "Pictures".
    > >>> In Explorer, under 'Desktop | Duncs' I have the following, among other
    > >>> things:
    > >>> Documents - This has a location of G:
    > >>> I don't however, have anything for 'Pictures' or 'My Pictures'.  When
    > >>> I do a search on my G: drive, for .JPG files, it lists all the
    > >>> picture files that I have...so where are they?  Displaying the folder
    > >>> shows the following-"My Pictures (G:)", but still I can't find them.
    > >>> There is no folder called 'My Pictures' or 'Pictures' on the G: drive..
    > >>> If I try to right-click and open location, I get the message "G:My
    > >>> Pictures is not accessible.  The directory name is invalid."
    > >>> Can anyone help?
    > >>> Many TIA
    > >>> Duncs
    > >> Default location for Pictures folder is C:UsersUserNamePictures<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> Another place to check would be C:UsersPublicPublic Pictures<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> You can do an all out search by opening Computer and typing ext:jpg in the
    > >> Search field (this will take a while)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> or<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> Open a command prompt and type dir *.jpg /s /p<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> or<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> Open a command prompt and type dir *.jpg /s > jpg.txt and open jpg.txt with
    > >> notepad and do a search on the jpg if you remember the name<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> The Search 4.0 on XP, Vista and Windows 7 seems to be modeled on Google's
    > >> Desktop Search and has a limitation in search behavior you should be aware
    > >> of .  If you're doing a search on filename with fox in it, it won't bring up
    > >> for example Firefox.exe.  It will list filenames if they have a separator
    > >> like a space or _ before the search word, Install_Fox.exe for example.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> So if you are doing a search using the built in Search, you need to supply
    > >> the starting characters at the beginning of the filename or beginning after
    > >> a separator. So if you ask for it to search for ox, it won't return with a
    > >> fox, which is OK for an internet search engine, but it defeats the purpose
    > >> of filename search in Windows, in my opinion.- Hide quoted text -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> - Show quoted text -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> Default location for Pictures folder is C:UsersUserNamePictures<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > There is no folder called 'Pictures', within Users<my user name>.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> Another place to check would be C:UsersPublicPublic Pictures<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > All that is in this folder, is a folder called 'Sample Pictures'.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro--><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> You can do an all out search by opening Computer and typing ext:jpg in the Search field (this will take a while)<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > > If I do this it returns, among other things, files such as:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > g:My PicturesDigital PicturesPhoto FrameFootball 2007<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > These I would expect the search to find, as these are .JPG files that
    > > I have.  However, when I paste this path into explorer, I get the
    > > message:<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Windows cannot find 'g:My PicturesDigital PicturesPhoto Frame
    > > Football 2007'.  Check the spelling and try again.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > So, from the search I can see the files are there, I just can't get at
    > > them.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Wher can I go now?<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > TIA<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > Duncs<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > Try navigating to that folder from My computer or Windows Explorer
    > instead of cutting pasting the path. You might be copy a space before
    > or after the full path name.
    >
    > gls858- Hide quoted text -
    >
    > - Show quoted text -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    No folder called "My Pictures" appears in the G: drive, although a
    search does display this as the path to the files.
     
  9. Dave-UK

    Dave-UK Guest

    "Duncs" <true.kilted.scot@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:af4ddf7f-6346-4b68-a1ee-d38e13b94a77@d23g2000vbm.googlegroups.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > On Oct 21, 7:47 pm, gls858 <gls...@yahoo.com> wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Duncs wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> > On Oct 17, 6:56 pm, "Tae Song" <tae_s...@hotmail.com> wrote:
    >> >> "Duncs" <true.kilted.s...@gmail.com> wrote in message<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >>news:3cd8504c-6f5e-44ef-a592-60ecd32591b7@w19g2000yqk.googlegroups.com...<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> >>> Oh where oh where can they be!
    >> >>> Help, but I can't find my Pictures amywhere on my hard-drive. I've
    >> >>> looked in "C:usersduncsdocumentsPictures", but I don't have a
    >> >>> folder called "documents", or indeed one called "Pictures".
    >> >>> In Explorer, under 'Desktop | Duncs' I have the following, among other
    >> >>> things:
    >> >>> Documents - This has a location of G:
    >> >>> I don't however, have anything for 'Pictures' or 'My Pictures'. When
    >> >>> I do a search on my G: drive, for .JPG files, it lists all the
    >> >>> picture files that I have...so where are they? Displaying the folder
    >> >>> shows the following-"My Pictures (G:)", but still I can't find them.
    >> >>> There is no folder called 'My Pictures' or 'Pictures' on the G: drive.
    >> >>> If I try to right-click and open location, I get the message "G:My
    >> >>> Pictures is not accessible. The directory name is invalid."
    >> >>> Can anyone help?
    >> >>> Many TIA
    >> >>> Duncs<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >> Try navigating to that folder from My computer or Windows Explorer
    >> instead of cutting pasting the path. You might be copy a space before
    >> or after the full path name.
    >>
    >> gls858- Hide quoted text -
    >>
    >> - Show quoted text -<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > No folder called "My Pictures" appears in the G: drive, although a
    > search does display this as the path to the files.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


    You seem to be getting nowhere with Vista's search.
    Download the free version of AgentRansack and
    search for .jpg files:
     

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