ISO files are being deleted after downloading

Hi
I am downloading ISO files to backup my original Xbox 360 games. Mostly I use the latest version of IDM and Filesonic to do this. I am also getting the same problem when using Utorrent 3.0.

I never used to have this problem but now whenever I download these ISO files using the methods above the ISO file does not show in the folder. The downloads state that I have downloaded 8gb but the folder size is 800kb and only contains a dvd file and a nfo file. The ISO file is no longer there.

Has anyone got any clues as to what is causing this please? I know that the files are good so that is not the problem.

Many Thanks.:confused

 

My first guess is that your antivirus is scanning the files after downloading into the TEMP folder and quarantining them before they are moved from temp to your download folder. I would open your antivirus and check the quarantine to see if they are there.

 

Yes good idea. I checked but there were no iso. files in there. I have unchecked "delete files without asking" though and hopefully that might stop it in future. I don't know why it has suddenly started doing it. The newer xbox games are ripped with 0800 firmware and are xgd3 which is a larger file size. I am wondering whether this has something to do with it. Maybe you are right that AVG is sensing it is a virus or something and deleting.

 

That is the only thing I can think of off hand. I've had files I downloaded using utorrent disappear and later realized my A/V had decided they were suspect without warning me. Exactly as you describe a folder missing the exe but having the other files.

I've never had it happen with an ISO but I usually only download Linux ISO so no exe files inside for A/V to question. I don't know how AVG handles files it considers threats but you might look at something like Recuva to see if it finds any large files that were recently deleted. The name of the temporary file may be different than game.iso but the size would have to be large. You could run it checking for all files, and then when the list comes up click on Date Modified to sort the list by date and see if you find any large file. Then recover it to a different drive and rename it to something.iso and see if it is intact.

 

Thanks for your help. I will try and recover the files.