Topic: HELP I DID A SYSTEM RECOVERY NOW CAN'T FIND THE DATA!!!

[tdb_boy28]

i did a recent system recovery sa pc ko not system restore by mistake pero it didn't delete my files but instead i can't find them can someone please help me recover these kc d naman wala sa HD ko C drive kc the memory is still the same before i did that i just don't know where they are or how to access them can someone help me plz because i need to get access to those files asap  :'(

[bodieph]

what files are you looking for? and how exactly did you go about system recovery? you mentioned you did system recovery not system restore

[tdb_boy28]

what files are you looking for? and how exactly did you go about system recovery? you mentioned you did system recovery not system restore

i m looking for my personal files like my documents, my pics, my music etc... they have the orig reformat as if it was a brand new comp but the issue nga is nandun parin sa C drive memory ang used space which is all my saved info meaning hindi na deleted pa and thats what i am trying to get back

[dirty sanchez]

baka kung magsystem restore ka bumalik? or use the search function.

[tdb_boy28]

baka kung magsystem restore ka bumalik? or use the search function.

i have done the system restore and it wont let me restore it to a previous date except dec 9 which was yesterday when i accidently nga did system recovery not system restore and plus i also tried the search function and it can't find the files even hidden...but the problem is if that was actually deleted how come my memory in the C drive is still the same as it was before i even did the system restore kaya if i am not wrong here i believe my files are still intact to my HD dba? so kung there are still other ways to get them plz let me know i really need help thanks

[bodieph]

open the documents and settings folder

you should see some folders... with one folder similar to your current account but it has some extra characters. open that folder. andun yung mga old files mo

what probably happened is that you are using a new username in windows kaya yung mga old files mo, hindi mo na makita

[tdb_boy28]

open the documents and settings folder

you should see some folders... with one folder similar to your current account but it has some extra characters. open that folder. andun yung mga old files mo

what probably happened is that you are using a new username in windows kaya yung mga old files mo, hindi mo na makita

ano ibig mong sabihin i did that opened "documents and settings" through C drive i checked the folders and they all have the same content and i still can't find it eto ang ginawa ko i  pressed F10 on boot which launched & started the System Restore feature.  From what I understand, HP creates a partition on which it keeps the Win XP image in case the OS gets corrupted.  Is there any way that the information that was on the hard drive before the system restore utility was run can be recovered now? meaning in short the C drive memory was the same before the system recovery and after so does that mean my data is still intact dba?

[bodieph]

if im not mistaken the restore shouldnt have deleted your files. it just reinstalled your OS. so your old files should still be there. so check the documents and settings folder. that is where ALL files like my documents for ALL users are stored (which would also include the previous user)

however, if the restore formatted your drive before it reinstalled the OS, then your old files are gone

[wazzupbabes143]

kasi pag nag system recovery ka, lahat ng files sa hard drive mo mawawala. di ba tinanong ka naman before mo work yung system recovery, didba? system restore is also a dangerous thing, kasi kahit kung minsan pag may application sa past na date, tapos kunwari gusto mo mag install ng software, mostly pa naman ng mga software ngayon kailangan mo restart system mo para magwork diba.lalabas ngayon na error, kailangan mo muna close yung previous application para mag work yung kakainstall mo na software. kaya guys, if i were dont use system restore if its not necessary. kaya sa guy na nag post nito, mag create ka nalang ng isa pang partition para dun mo save yung mga important files mo, para sa next na macorrupt system mo, then gawin mo uli yung system recovery, yung main hard drive mo lang ang mafoformat. yung isa, safe kasi parang external hard drive mo yun. konting ingat mga friends.. thanks...

[tdb_boy28]

if im not mistaken the restore shouldnt have deleted your files. it just reinstalled your OS. so your old files should still be there. so check the documents and settings folder. that is where ALL files like my documents for ALL users are stored (which would also include the previous user)

however, if the restore formatted your drive before it reinstalled the OS, then your old files are gone

kung nabura yung files ko, bakit yung memory used ng C drive ko is the same before i did the system recovery? ibig sabihin ndi pa nabubura yung files di ba? tama din si wazzupbabes tinanong nga ako pero it said that it will not delete the data kc i didn't do a destructive recovery but instead i did a non-destructive recovery...so in other words i want to restate that i did a standard recovery which does not delete my data unlike the full system recovery that deletes the data

[bodieph]

ok then check the documents and settings folder. pag wala dun, it means system recovery made a backup of all your files. hanapin mo yung folder na pinaglagyan

hindi ako familiar sa design ng HP recovery so i dont know kung san nya nilalagay yung mga backup files

[chilledbodega]

Base to my experience, nag recovery ako for a week, kung ano lang na install ko or na save na file on that date , yung lang ang ng doon sa system. nawawala ang ibang files ko. now pag nag system recovery ka, make sure na may back-up ka sa lahat na important files mo.

[wazzupbabes143]

di ko lang sure friend kung diyan siya sa may recent documents, sa baba ng link ng my documents sa taskbar. pero kung wala, try mo nalang search, baka sakali nandoon. sagot naman sa hp recovery, medyo weird nga ng konti kung first time mo, kasi hindi kagaya ng SONY, iyong company talaga nag provide ng recovery disc unlike sa HP, ikaw mismo magcrecreate ng recovery disc mo. that means, kung kailan mo ginawa yung recovery disc mo, lahat ng files mo sa day na yun, maki keep yun sa recovery disc na ginawa mo. kaya mas importante talaga pag may slave drive ka, kasi kahit ma corrupt yung primary hard drive mo, yung slave hindi madadamay, safe pa yung files mo.  goodluck nalang friend.

[BUTTMAN]

are you using a HP laptop?
if so..ganyan ang design ng HP ngayon starting from PAVILION dv4000 to dv6000 series eh mey separate partiton na ang HDD mo exclusively for HP SYSTEM RECOVERY..di mo ma-access yun from windows itself..
so ang nangyari dyan eh total system recovery from the day it was release from the assembly plant or the day na una mong binuksan yan..
not unless you did have a separate partition for your files/docs,wala na mga yan..better try sofwares for recovery..theres a lot of it thru the net..kesa nman magpakahirap ka pa mag isip kung asan na mga yan..recover mo na lang..

yan ang downside ng HP ngayon,like wazzup had said,you have to make your own recovery disc..
un lang po..

[tdb_boy28]

thanks guys for the input and help i figured it out na and i was able to recover all my data 

[bodieph]

problem solved so time to lock the thread