Files Disappeared

Discussion in 'Software' started by TimW, Jan 18, 2019.

  1. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Suddenly, a bunch of files stored in the C\Windows.old\folder have disappeared. Tried a restore...no success. My desktop shortcuts no longer work and the message is the shortcut has been changed or moved. WTF??
     
    TimW, Jan 18, 2019
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  2. pistol

    pistol Private First Class

    i know the win old folder on my machine deleted itself after i installed the the latest 10 build ten days later, do you think a data recovery tool like recuva can find them on the drive?
     
    pistol, Jan 18, 2019
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  3. Imandy Mann

    Imandy Mann MajorGeekolicious

    Have you looked for a windows.old.1? I have a '7 that has 2 windows.old. I think 1 was windows.old.old.

    Try the search utility 'Everything' and type in "old". If it's anywhere, 'Everything' will find it.

    Else @pistol's thought.
     
    Imandy Mann, Jan 18, 2019
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  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Erasus couldn't find them. .old in a search didn't do anything.
     
    TimW, Jan 18, 2019
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  5. Imandy Mann

    Imandy Mann MajorGeekolicious

    Search using one of your shortcuts in the searchbox?
     
    Imandy Mann, Jan 18, 2019
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  6. Imandy Mann

    Imandy Mann MajorGeekolicious

    Is there a 'file history' in 10?
     
    Imandy Mann, Jan 18, 2019
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  7. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    There is a file history....but it only produces the current files, no previous or deleted files. Wish I had known that the windows.old files would disappear after a time.
     
    TimW, Jan 19, 2019
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  8. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Have an image? They might be in there so you can grab them and move them elsewhere.

    Maybe that is part of the 7GB MS reserves for updates.
     
    plodr, Jan 19, 2019
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  9. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Did a restore....didn't help.
     
    TimW, Jan 19, 2019
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  10. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Windows 10 will automatically delete the Windows.old folder after 1 month.
    Why you can't recover it is anyone's guess.

    The beauty of Windows 10... :rolleyes:
    Windows 10 users are awfully quit... :confused:
     
    Eldon, Jan 19, 2019
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  11. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Restore inside 10 isn't the same thing as restoring an image you've created. Perhaps I wasn't clear on that.

    I save multiple images for our 5 Windows installs. If the newest one doesn't give me what I want, I go back further. Eventually, after I've grabbed what I want, I can restore to the latest image.
     
    plodr, Jan 19, 2019
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  12. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    No plodr, no image, sigh.
     
    TimW, Jan 19, 2019
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  13. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    Maybe they are bored with all the baseless criticism from non-users
     
    Earthling, Jan 19, 2019
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  14. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Aw, TimW, I'm disappointed. You really do need to image.
     
    plodr, Jan 20, 2019
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  15. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Looking for my spare external as we speak.
     
    TimW, Jan 20, 2019
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