I got a missing folder from my desktop.

Hi everyone.
I got a missing folder from my desktop. I did not erased it and i can't find it using Finder, Terminal or Spotlight. I'm running a Macbook Pro, 2Ghz Intel Core i7, 4 gb 1333 Mhz DDR3. iOS 10.9.4 Maverick.
I can't figure what happened... i just turn on my Mac yesterday and the folder was not longer there. I got all my work in that folder and it's very important to me. Unfortunately i don't have a Time machine backup.
I'm using Stellar Phoenix Mac Dara Recovery, trying to check if the folder was erased by mistake... i don't believe that anyways but i'm trying this tool.
Any help will be useful.
Thank you so much!.

Well the actual problem is that i never (that i recall) deleted that folder from my desktop. I'd read this happened to many other people and i think may be a corrupt file problem or something technical. I'm just asking for someone who has this problem and of course a solution for this.
It's like you have one folder on your desktop and then turn off your Mac, next day you turn on the computer and you don't see the folder anywhere... it's strange to me.

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