Anwser to restoring files after PC recovery
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Thanks you so much for saving my life. I erased all my wifes pictures, documents, music, work data, etc. and my life has been hell for the last eight hours. I should have looked at this information first rather than the downloading crap that took up hour of our evening. We ran into a few snags but after playing around with it we are back in the game. Thanks for helping everyone out there.
Just like to thank you for your advice regarding restoring files. I had pretty much given up hope of ever recovering my files and pictures out of my computer. the posted instructions worked perfectly. Thanks again your the man.
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Jan 26, 2009 at 07:03 PM
Jan 26, 2009 at 07:03 PM
I am having weird problems including all my "documents and settings" files being lost, so I tried this. Nothing happened after I checked "replace owner" and clicked apply. Shouldn't I see files being transferred?
Here are my other "symptoms" if it helps at all:
-- when logged in as administrator, if I go to Control Panel and go to Administrative Options, it's empty
-- Even as administrator, I don't see any of my files showing up in my main user's folder under Documents and Settings
-- As administrator or as my main user, changing folder options (such as show/hide hidden folders, or show/hide file extensions) doesn't work
-- although My Documents is wiped out, all the contents of Program Files is still there
-- Start Menu is empty except for a couple of basic things that come with Windows
-- Profile is gone; Windows said it couldn't locate it, and it's true because my usual colors and settings are gone
thanks so much for all your posts, they gave me some good ideas, but so far no joy...
Here are my other "symptoms" if it helps at all:
-- when logged in as administrator, if I go to Control Panel and go to Administrative Options, it's empty
-- Even as administrator, I don't see any of my files showing up in my main user's folder under Documents and Settings
-- As administrator or as my main user, changing folder options (such as show/hide hidden folders, or show/hide file extensions) doesn't work
-- although My Documents is wiped out, all the contents of Program Files is still there
-- Start Menu is empty except for a couple of basic things that come with Windows
-- Profile is gone; Windows said it couldn't locate it, and it's true because my usual colors and settings are gone
thanks so much for all your posts, they gave me some good ideas, but so far no joy...
In the beginning, when I am on this step:
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--mouse over all the user in this folder, the one that shows empty, and once clicked on does not give you premission to open is the folder you want to use when completing the process. This should be the user (user name) you had before the restore, is may have a .PC(with numbers behind it)
--write down and remember this folder name
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I have permission to view all of my folders (Administrator, Compaq_Owner, All Users, Default User) and none of them are empty (I installed a few programs today, so I don't know if that has an effect). Which folder should I choose for the first "step"? What about the second? Thanks for any help
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--mouse over all the user in this folder, the one that shows empty, and once clicked on does not give you premission to open is the folder you want to use when completing the process. This should be the user (user name) you had before the restore, is may have a .PC(with numbers behind it)
--write down and remember this folder name
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I have permission to view all of my folders (Administrator, Compaq_Owner, All Users, Default User) and none of them are empty (I installed a few programs today, so I don't know if that has an effect). Which folder should I choose for the first "step"? What about the second? Thanks for any help
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Hi,
I can do everything up to number ten, there is no security to click on?
I have an Asus A600 laptop with wndows XP home edition, I used the discs to recover to the first partition only and have lost all my documents photos etc. Can these be recovered?
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anders1364
I can do everything up to number ten, there is no security to click on?
I have an Asus A600 laptop with wndows XP home edition, I used the discs to recover to the first partition only and have lost all my documents photos etc. Can these be recovered?
Cheers
anders1364
Dear DJSmurf, great advice you are giving. I have a similar but different kind of problem. I have Microsoft windows xp. My friend did a partition of hard disk and has been formatted, afterwords i can not find any of my documents or my pictures plus there were three accounts containing the same important stuff. He did this because my computer became attacked by viruses. There's quite alot of sentimental photos of my family and very important documents is there any way I can retrieve them back again. plus before he formatted the disk he also did a system recovery. Please do help me I have become really sad that this has happened. your help will be greatly appreciated Thank you! Jesse.
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Feb 15, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Feb 15, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Jesse, that is a much different problem, first of all if you can leave the computer off and not use it much do that. There is a chance you might still be able to recover your files but the process may take some time. Message me directly on here as this situtation will requier a different process, and well see what we can do.
Hi, i let my nephew use the pc and after i went on it all the photos have disappeared from my documents, the folders are their but the pictures inside have vanished???
I have permission to view all of my folders (Administrator, Compaq_Owner, All Users, Default User) and none of them are empty (I installed a few programs today, so I don't know if that has an effect). Which folder should I choose for the first "step"? What about the second? Thanks for any help
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I have the same problem
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Feb 15, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Sorry everyone I am currently out of the country so my responses my take a little time, I will try to get back to everyone.
If you are having problems finding the folder to use, remember it was the user name you entered when you did the set-up on windows before the restore, it may be hard to remember for some of you. You can preform the process on any of the folders in my documents, the worst thing that can happen is your computer catches fire......j/k, in which case you have a whole other host of problems to deal with, let me know if anyone else need assistance.
If you are having problems finding the folder to use, remember it was the user name you entered when you did the set-up on windows before the restore, it may be hard to remember for some of you. You can preform the process on any of the folders in my documents, the worst thing that can happen is your computer catches fire......j/k, in which case you have a whole other host of problems to deal with, let me know if anyone else need assistance.
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Feb 26, 2009 at 07:14 AM
Feb 26, 2009 at 07:14 AM
Please help none of my files are empty and i can access them all what do i do in the first instance
It appears my last post didn't go through? I'll repost:
Can anyone help me with the problem I described earlier?
Can anyone help me with the problem I described earlier?
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Feb 22, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Feb 22, 2009 at 11:35 AM
siouxper,
Your computer may have already written over the information, Follow the process into safe mode but look at each folder be sure premissions are set to (your username)/admins, If you come over a folder the has premissions from anything different remove them and give premissions to your (your username)/admins, If your unsure how to do this let me know and Ill send you the process.
Your computer may have already written over the information, Follow the process into safe mode but look at each folder be sure premissions are set to (your username)/admins, If you come over a folder the has premissions from anything different remove them and give premissions to your (your username)/admins, If your unsure how to do this let me know and Ill send you the process.