4 Kb files on PC?

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I just discovered that a large part of my files can no longer be opened on my laptop. These are Word, PDF and PP files. For example, the following message appears in the PDF: This file is damaged and can't be repaired.

What all these files have in common is that they are only 4 KB in size. Furthermore, all files apparently have the same modification date from half a year ago. Does anyone have any idea what could have happened and whether this can be repaired? It is also not all files, some have been "spared"…

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Hard disk broken. Entry to the file still exists, but the file itself obviously does not.