Ever download a document and edit it, save it and then loose your mind because you can't find it. THis is because some applications, particularly web browsers, store these files in a temporary directory.
But you say, how come a search for files modified today cant find it? 2 reasons
- these searchs will not show hidden files be default
- these searchs do not search the temp folders
- The directory structure in many systems (especially windows) is different ( a document may not be stored with a document extention (*.doc)
Solution;
- open the browser and determine where temp files are stored in the settings, or use the operating system help and search for "temporary files"
- change your search to include "hidden files)
- For internet files, these files may be linked to cached info from the webpage you downloaded them from. For example, in internet explorer, you would search the folder "C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files" , sore by website, and you will proably find your file, with some bazar name like download_form.aspx.....doc.htm. It will be around the same size as the document you are looking for (a typical word or pdf doc is about 100K or more)
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