My C:\programdata\desktop folder has apparently gone missing.

How do I reinstall it, without doing a complete recovery? My Recycle Bin is empty and I know I would not have deleted this file.

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I think that's a hidden folder.
2 ways of making it visible:

• Control Panel > Folder Options > View Tab > Select Show hidden folders.
• Just type in c:\ProgramData\Desktop in the commandbar on top of explorer. This should show the contents of the folder.

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and when it's gone.. go to an admin command prompt and type the following.

cd \programdata

mklink /j desktop c:\users\public\desktop

attrib +s +h desktop

this restores it.

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