Windows 10: Help with Restoring a Backup...

Hey all,

I recently reset my computer to try and troubleshoot something because nothing else was working (I know, not a great idea). It wiped everything, obviously. I put a backup onto my external drive before the reset, so it has a folder called FileHistory with what I assume is everything I'd need.

For whatever reason however, Windows 10 is not recognizing the folder and instead sees the only backup available as one from after the reset. I tried moving the folder into the local drive, onto the desktop, but nothing is working. I'm using the "Restore your files with file history" search in the search bar, but it only finds the backup from after the reset.

Can anyone help me out here and point me in the right direction? I had so many games and apps from before... I never should have reset.

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In addition to the above. Here's my suggestion in step by step.
I assume you have Macrium Installed in your current HD and already made a backup copy.

1. Connect your new HD via USB port and boot up.
2. Run Macrium, click on Restore tab then select the Backup Image that you made to restore
3. click on "select a different target disk" then select your new HD as destination
   
   
   
4. Proceed to restore then Shutdown and disconnect the old HD and replace with the new HD
5. Boot up with your new HD.