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Cant Access my Downloads folder (Windows 8.1)

Hi, so i havent checked my downloads folder in a while (because i download files in an other folder), so today i checked it and i was not able to access it i got this message : "C:\Users\daniel\Downloads is not accessible. , The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable." , does anyone know how to fix this ?please , i have important works that ive done in the past in this folder , and i dont want to lose them(im a photographer, and yes i use my downloads folder to store my works instead of "my documents" ),  i can access my other folders like documents, ect , please help!!!

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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

As per the description, I understand that you are unable to access downloads folder.

This might have occurred due to some changes made to your computer.

I need some information.

  1. Have you made any changes to your computer prior to this issue?

I would suggest you to refer to the suggestions by Yaqub K replied on august 15, 2013 and check if that helps.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-files/error-cusersusernamedownloads-is-not-accessible/92404b9b-a9a1-4a4a-ac75-3a52647ee976?auth=1

Hope this helps. Please let us know the results. We will be glad to assist you further.

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