Why are my files getting messed up?

I have a strange thing happening in my MacBook Pro. I have quite a few folders organized into groups of other folders. One such folder would contains several other folders with information I'm currently using. When I'm temporarily finished with the information in one of these folders, I move it out of the way (folder level) into another set of folders in case I want it later. For some reason, every once in a while, the moved folder ends up with my information removed and other stuff inserted. This new stuff has photo's that are not mine and files with names like combo, combo.css, combo.js, hanging files. The data looks like machine information, and memos that can't be opened. Fortunately I do back up my system regularly and can retrieve majority of the stuff. This does not happen all the time. I've done this routine for years and this is a new one for me.
Can anyone tell me what is happening and how to stop it?

You did not mention that the logic board was replaced. It may be that the liquid damage affected the logic board and the symptoms are now appearing. I suggest a trip to the Apple store genius bar for a free evaluation.
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