probnotFeb 23

(Not so) fun fact. If you cut and paste some files in Windows File Explorer, then hit undo without realizing it (files are now in "cut" limbo), then do a further action in Explorer (wiping out the redo path), those files are now gone.

Not in the original folder, not in the Recycle Bin...Completely fucking gone. Some quick searching online shows this has been a problem since at least 2015!

Show threadFlorenceFeb 23
@probnot That doesn't happen to me! When I cut and paste a file, and then hit CTRL-Z, the file just re-appears in its original location.
Show threadprobnotFeb 23
@themaritimegirl Which version of Windows are you running?
Show threadFlorence
@probnot Windows 10 LTSC 2019, which is based on 1809.
Feb 23 at 3:02amWeb
Show threadprobnotFeb 23

@themaritimegirl Hmm, and now that I'm trying this again I can't recreate it. There must have been more to what I did, but the audio captures are definitely gone. I swear I'm not crazy! 😅

Here's one discussion I found. It mentions renaming of files or folders between the undo actions, which I've definitely done by accident in the past. But I didn't rename the files or the containing folders this time.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2644250/ctrl-z-in-explorer-didnt-undo-it-deleted-and-i-can?page=4#answers

Ctrl Z in Explorer didn't undo - it deleted and I cannot restore the files! - Microsoft Q&A

I accidentally overwrote a file I was trying to move the other direction. I hit ctrl+Z to undo. This instead deleted all of the files in the folder!! They are nowhere on the computer. They are not in the Recycle Bin. File recovery had nothing.  Please …