Directory batch converted into a single file

Moigalerien Posted messages 19 Status Membre -  
Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Modérateur, Contributeur sécurité Last intervention   -
Hello, I will explain my situation to you. I had a large folder containing many subfolders on a USB stick, and in these subfolders, there were PSD, Word, PNG, JPEG, AVI, MP4 files.

My problem is as follows: an hour after unplugging my USB stick and plugging it back in, my folder was first empty, then it turned into a file, and the files that were on my USB stick (that were not in this large folder) are also unreadable.

What should I do? Please, I really need your help. I really do not want to lose all my files...

Thank you in advance, Alexandre

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Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Modérateur, Contributeur sécurité Last intervention   24 711
 
Hello,

Your problem is probably not caused by viruses.
Rather, it's the file system that is damaged or a hardware issue with your USB drive.

Follow this tutorial: https://forum.malekal.com/viewtopic.php?t=51734&start=

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pingouinormand Posted messages 1829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   527
 
Have you checked that your documents, images, and videos on the hard drive are still accessible?
I hope you are not a victim of ransomware.
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Moigalerien Posted messages 19 Status Membre
 
Apparently, they are still there, but the file is no longer just a single document that I can open...

What is ransomware?
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Malekal_morte- Posted messages 178136 Registration date   Status Modérateur, Contributeur sécurité Last intervention   24 711 > Moigalerien Posted messages 19 Status Membre
 
See this file to understand what a ransomware is: https://forum.malekal.com/viewtopic.php?t=49834&start=
but given your description, I doubt it's that.
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pingouinormand Posted messages 1829 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   527
 
A ransomware, or ransom software, is a type of malware that takes personal data hostage. To do this, a ransom software encrypts personal data and then demands the owner send money in exchange for the key that will allow them to decrypt it.
source: Wikipedia
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