I am missing photos in Lightroom 4 and cannot find the photos outside of lightroom on my laptop. I uploaded photos directly from my camera to light room (NOT the laptop in general). I expected them to transfer automatically to "My Pictures" like they normally do, but I am guessing they didn't transfer automatically like they should have. I uploaded them as .NEF files, which I usually edit and then export out into a file as JPGs. Now I cannot locate any of those .NEF files anywhere. The files missing were taken in July and August 2014 and do not appear at all in Lightroom or on my laptop.
I have been using Light Room since Spring 2013 and have never had an issue like this before. I have not deleted any files on my computer, nor had any viruses that would delete data. I use a Dell PC and am running Windows 7. Help would be greatly appreciated.