All the info on my computer was erased. How do I find the files on my external hardrive and put them back on my my computer? I can't see any of Microsoft docs, pictures, music, etc... that I backed up on the external drive. Can anyone help?
Solved How do I reinstall files from my external hardrive?
- Thread starter wsu444
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What do you mean that all the info was erased? What caused that? Was the operating system lost?
How did the files get onto your external hard drive?
How did the files get onto your external hard drive?
My Computer
System One
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- Operating System
- Vista Home Premium 64 bit SP2
- Manufacturer/Model
- Cyberpower
- CPU
- Intel Quad CPU Q6700 2.67 GHZ
- Motherboard
- NVIDIA 780i
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI GTX 560 TI Twin Frozr
- Sound Card
- Sound Blaster SB Audigy
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Viewsonic VG2436
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080p
- Hard Drives
- Samsung HD 105SI
WDC WD20
- Case
- Apevia XJupiter
- Cooling
- air
- Keyboard
- Logitech MX 3200
- Mouse
- Logitech MX 600
- Internet Speed
- 30 Mbps
Welcome
No need to worry. Download and use shadow explorer, if you cannot use back up drive, and your problems are history. You will find them on the drive they were erased from.
http://www.shadowexplorer.com/
No need to worry. Download and use shadow explorer, if you cannot use back up drive, and your problems are history. You will find them on the drive they were erased from.
http://www.shadowexplorer.com/
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS420
- Memory
- 6 gig
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
- Hard Drives
- 640 gb
- Cooling
- Fan
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Mouse
- Dell USB 4 button optical
- Other Info
- DSL provided by ATT
My computer battery died and then when I turned it back on it said "Cannot log in to user". It then logged me in to a temporary user profile with none of my information. I tried a bunch of different techniques to find the data in my old user profile, but its gone.
My Computer
All that it does is let you look at what was on your computer at different intervals of the past and let you restore.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS420
- Memory
- 6 gig
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
- Hard Drives
- 640 gb
- Cooling
- Fan
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Mouse
- Dell USB 4 button optical
- Other Info
- DSL provided by ATT
The user interface is similar to an undelete program. It lets you copy files or folders our of restore points. If you have Home Premium it doesn't have "previous versions of files" but if it's a file that gets saved to a Restore Point, ShadowExplorer can copy it out. Very nice free tool.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion m9515y
- CPU
- Phenom X4 9850
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
- Monitor(s) Displays
- CRT
- Screen Resolution
- 1280x1024
- Hard Drives
- 750 GB SATA 3G
2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
Thanks for recommending shadowexplorer! It worked great! Super easy and I it saved me from losing some very important documents. Thanks a ton!
My Computer
Glad that you got it sorted. Come back any time to visit us at the forum.
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My Computer
System One
-
- Manufacturer/Model
- Dell XPS420
- Memory
- 6 gig
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
- Sound Card
- Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
- Hard Drives
- 640 gb
- Cooling
- Fan
- Keyboard
- Dell USB
- Mouse
- Dell USB 4 button optical
- Other Info
- DSL provided by ATT