It sounds like you're only looking in a few specific places. Use the Search in Windows to search your entire hard drive. See the following FAQ for detailed instructions. (In the FAQ, click "How to find your tax data file.")
Find your tax data file (.tax file) in Windows
If Windows Search can't find the file, then it is just gone and you will have to recreate the tax return in order to amend it.
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