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skihol3

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I hope this post is in the right discussion. This morning my computer froze so I shut it down to restart. Upon restart, everything was gone (music, documents, pictures). My control panel is also showing empty. Its like it restored itself to factory defaults. Help! Is there anyway to get all my stuff back? oh and my computer is a Dell Inspiron 1501 (if that matters). Thanks!

Holly
 

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skihol3 said:
I hope this post is in the right discussion. This morning my computer froze so I shut it down to restart. Upon restart, everything was gone (music, documents, pictures). My control panel is also showing empty. Its like it restored itself to factory defaults. Help! Is there anyway to get all my stuff back? oh and my computer is a Dell Inspiron 1501 (if that matters). Thanks!

Holly
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from the start orb navigate to all programs\accessories then right clik on command prompt and run as administrator , type into that window sfc /scannow (observe the space) and just let it run then reeboot and see if that's fixed your system files ?

let us know how you get on ?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    made my own box of pretty lights and metal things
    CPU
    Athlon 64 X2 6000 Dual Core AM2 1MB 3.1GHz socket 940
    Motherboard
    biostar TF8200 A2+
    Memory
    6GB Corsair (XMS2)
    Graphics Card(s)
    HD 5770
    Sound Card
    onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VK222H 22" widescreen LCD monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    OCZ Vertex V2 SSD 90 gig Drive
    WD3200AAKS hard drive sata 2
    WD5000KS hard drive sata 1
    1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3 SATA2
    PSU
    ATRIX 650 Watt SLI Power Supply
    Case
    silver thing
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
    Keyboard
    black thing with clattery things
    Mouse
    logitech MX518
    Internet Speed
    8mbps
Thank you for the advice. I tried it and restarted and it did not work. It still goes back to the Vista background and all my stuff is still gone. Thanks again. I appreciate it.

Holly
 

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Go to start, all programs, accessories, system tools, and click on system restore, restore back to a date before your computer crashed and see if some of your settings and files come back.

-Kelvin
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hp pavillion a6110n
    CPU
    amd athlon 64 x2 live! 4400+
    Memory
    4 gigs 3.3 useable
    Graphics Card(s)
    Finally! SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 12
    Monitor(s) Displays
    generic pnp monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    7.2k rpm
    1 linux ubuntu partition
    1 vista partition
    1recovery partition
    1 windows 7 partition
    1linux swap partition
    PSU
    500W, antc earthwatts EA500
    Case
    normal black case
    Cooling
    fans
    Keyboard
    saitek cyborg gaming keyboard
    Mouse
    logitech mouse (small to fit hand perfectly)
    Internet Speed
    dsl
    Other Info
    2.3 ghz amd
I tried the system restore and it says that the OS is corrupt and cannot run system restore. I'm beginning to get a bad feeling about this....thanks for advice. Got anything else?

Holly
 

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If you have restore points, but the system recovery does not work for some reason (because usually it does not restore user files), You can use Shadow Explorer to recover your files/folders. Just navigate to C > Users > Your Name > right click on the folder(s) in question and Export back into your system.
For the future, I suggest you move your user data to a seperate data partition. Here is how: Data Partition - Windows 7 Forums

PS: just saw your latest post. If you manage to get at your folders with Shadow Explorer, export them to an external device and reinstall. Then do the data partition part and move your data back into place.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    i7 3770K HT ON 4.7GHz
    Motherboard
    P8Z68 Deluxe Gen 3
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X 2133mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs:
    Clevo Sager P170HM //
    17.3 Matte 1920x1200 //
    i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz //
    Dedicated GTX 485M //
    240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray //

    Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hp pavillion a6110n
    CPU
    amd athlon 64 x2 live! 4400+
    Memory
    4 gigs 3.3 useable
    Graphics Card(s)
    Finally! SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 12
    Monitor(s) Displays
    generic pnp monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    7.2k rpm
    1 linux ubuntu partition
    1 vista partition
    1recovery partition
    1 windows 7 partition
    1linux swap partition
    PSU
    500W, antc earthwatts EA500
    Case
    normal black case
    Cooling
    fans
    Keyboard
    saitek cyborg gaming keyboard
    Mouse
    logitech mouse (small to fit hand perfectly)
    Internet Speed
    dsl
    Other Info
    2.3 ghz amd
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