Public Folder Orphaned

I created an account on 4/30 and shared a bunch of files in the public folder which took up x amount of space out of the 7GB allocated

I recently logged in to upload a 35mb file for sharing since it was too large for emails and noticed I once again have 7GB of allocated space.

There are 3 default folders: Document, Pictures, and Public
I looked in each one of the folders and completely empty with a date modified of 7/15/2013

At first I panicked because it seems that all my files are gone!  And technically....they are!
I shared the public folder and my current public folder doesn't have a single file.

I went back to my email of when I first shared my Public folder on 4/30 and there they are!  All my files are there under Public Folder

The problem is that it's no longer part of my normal folder/menu sets when I login.
The only way to access it is with the previous linked I once created.

There's no way for me to delete it.
It just sit by itself with the only option of : open, download, sharing, properties, and clear selection.
It says I'm the owner, but I can't delete of modify it.
It remains as a public folder.

Please help.