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How I solved the "File Not Found" Dilema

This is not related to any podcasts, but since I did not find any answers on the Internet for my problem, I thought I would share.

A couple of times my external hard drives have shown me my directories each directory reports "File not found," meaning they appear empty, but I know they are are.

The solution? I powered the external hard drive down, waited for Windows (Vista in this case) to bleep that it noticed the disconnected device, and then powered it back up. Technical note: the powering down was done by pulling the plug!

After power up... bleep of recognition... then my files are back.

I have only one clue. I have Tivo Desktop and Tivo Server going and my default download location is on the external hard drive. When I was having the problem, I used the Command Prompt to navigate to the drive (successful) and look in the directory where my default Tivo download directory is located. Oddly, all of the directories that should be there were these EXCEPT the Tivo download directory! To repeat, ALL the directories on my external hard drive reported "Files not Found" but only the Tivo default download directory (which appears to have a special relationship with the OS in the sense that it gets a fancy little Tivo icon) was missing.