All Folders on Flash Drive Turned into Shortcuts? (How To Solve It)

Has it ever happened to you that all your saved
files and folders on a pen drive turn into a
shortcut weighing 2kb in size no matter how big
a file is.
Well, seems like your PC has a malware and
needs a powerful anti malware and anti virus.
But the damage has been done.

So, do you lose all your important files? well, if
you haven’t formatter your device, there is still
some hope. If you are able to see the used
space as it was before getting infected. It still
has your files saved.
And here is what you need to do.

Press the Windows key + R to start a Run
command. then type cmd and press Enter.
Now type the following command
attrib _h _r _s ?s ?d i:\*.*
Important: The last letter would be your Flash
Drive, in my case it’s I.
Hit Enter and go back to your Flash Drive folder,
you would be able to see the original folders.

Now you can delete the shortcuts and scan your
Computer again using one of the Free Anti
Virus On Your PC.

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