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  1. 09 Aug 2010 #1


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    deleted user profile - everything gone!!

    I deleted the user profile on my Dell Inspiron 1525 when I received the "User Profile Service cannot to loaded" and now all of my files are gone. Is there any way to retrieve them? I followed instructions on Microsofts website. HELP!!


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    Re: deleted user profile - everything gone!!

    Hello Dalen, and welcome to Vista Forums.

    While logged in another administrator account, double check to see if the old C:\Users\(user-name) folder for the deleted user account is still there. If it is, then you should be able to copy file back from the user folders in it.

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    Re: deleted user profile - everything gone!!

    it is still there but there are no folders with files in it. I also did a system restore after the initial deletion.

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    Re: deleted user profile - everything gone!!

    In that case, you might see if using the free program Recuva may be able to restore them from that location.

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    Re: deleted user profile - everything gone!!

    And if recover fails try this.
    ShadowExplorer.com - Downloads

    It will let people with Vista home versions see their shadow copy

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