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but instead of praying there has gotta be a way that i can check consistency myself without having to wait for the random reboot
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At this point, your safest bet is probably to remove that hard drive and install it in an enclosure, or as a slave in another computer, then copy off your files (from all partitions) that you don't want to lose to the second PC.
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You could take that a step further and once installed in another computer, you could clear the drive and start over with new partitions, format and fresh install of all your programs. That, of course, is last ditch stuff, and something you will rarely hear me suggest, but that may be what is in the cards.
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took your advise and downloaded a diagnostic tool from seagate to check my hard drive and all test have passed
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Well, like RAM testers, some times everything tests fine but still does not work when put to task.
Your problem is unusual. Does it always boot up fine? Is it always the same file types that go missing? Has the c: partition ever had these problems?
Does your computer work fine otherwise? Any sudden lockups? Reboots?
Do you (and every user of that computer)
always go through the Start menu to shutdown Windows and power off the computer?
Have you scanned for malware? If you install in, or attach this drive to another computer make sure (1) that other computer is current and running a good anti-malware defense, and (2) the first thing you do to the new drive is scan it for malware again (or "full" format).
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I urge you to purge your system of clutter using
Windows [
XP /
Vista]
Disk Cleanup,
ATF Cleaner or
CCleaner. If you use CCleaner, then during installation, uncheck the option to install the Yahoo toolbar and before first use, go to
Options >
Settings >
Advanced and ensure
Only delete files in Windows Temp folders older than 48 hours is
unchecked.
Note: Ensure you know your site credentials (user names and passwords) for sites you frequent before cleaning; you may have to login again at next visit.
Then download, install, update, and run
Malwarebytes's Anti-Malware (MBAM) to ensure your system is free of malware. Then do the same for all other computers on your network (everything on your side of the Internet gateway, typically a cable/DSL modem).
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