Password Protected Folder "Disappeared"

[Dheiba]

So... I created a password protected folder (making a disk image) a few years ago and never had a problem. About a month or so after I switched to OS X Yosemite, the folder suddenly changed. It still is labeled the same, but the icon switched to my hard drive icon (see "important" file in image below). Now when I click on it, it just opens my hard drive.

1. What the hell happened?

2. Is there any way to get it back?

Thanks!

 

[Spawn_Dooley]

The Important Docs file in the image is an alias, if its opening your internal HD the alias link must be 'broken' … do you still have the original file? If you Ctrl-click the alias, look for "Show Original" to see what it shows you ...