Windows 10: I lost my personal files after restarting windows 10 computer

Discus and support I lost my personal files after restarting windows 10 computer in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi, I have upgraded my os from 7 to 10 about 4 days ago, and everything working good and my personal files are still available as i chose to keep... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by TesterXNR, Oct 22, 2020.

  1. TesterXNR Win User

    I lost my personal files after restarting windows 10 computer


    Hi,


    I have upgraded my os from 7 to 10 about 4 days ago, and everything working good and my personal files are still available as i chose to keep them when installing win10.


    i moved my personal files from old.windows folder to desktop


    2 days ago, i restarted my computer, when it was turning on, it shows me two options everytime i have to choose one of them, these options were made to make windows 10 easy to use, like to turn on location, and send diangostics to microsoft.....


    After doing that, i didn't find my personal folders and files, i just found one folder that i should have adminsitrator permission to delete or to copy it.

    i found programs that i have installed too not microsoft programs, programs like sublime, pycharm... on desktop.


    btw, i didn't find these files on desktop folder, this is an example :

    https://prnt.sc/v4r8fn that's what i found in desktop folder


    https://prnt.sc/v4r8v1 and that's what i found on desktop.

    i noticed that desktop folder saving only new files after restarting the computer


    i thought that my personal files might be invisible, so i tried many methods to fix that, but noway, it wasn't the solution for my problem.


    i checked old.windows folder too and users.... and noway, i checked all directories but i didn't find anything.


    i didn't do a backup too after installing windows 10, iam a new user, i didn't know how to do that, but it's over now, that's will not slove my problem anymore.


    i even checked windows folder that contains the adminstrator account that iam using it and temp folders and noway


    btw, my personal files are about 30 GB, and i remember that i had 200GB free space on disk, i just installed about 8GB...

    Now, i have 205GB as free space, it means that my personal files that i really need them weren't deleted or something like that...


    So, anyone can help me solved this weired problem ? i really need help.


    Thanks.

    :)
     
    TesterXNR, Oct 22, 2020
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  2. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Oct 22, 2020
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  3. MohanC Win User
    windows 10 deleted my desktop files

    Step 1 - I upgraded to Win 10 and lost all my files on Desktop.

    Step 2 - Found the files in Network - USers- Desktop

    copied all files again to desktop.

    Step 3- Restarted my machine again and lost desktop files again.

    Step 4 - As suggested did the following as listed below but dont find my files.

    • Press “Windows + E”, open This PC/Computer
    • Open Local Disc C, open Windows.old
    • Click on Users, select your User name
    • Go to desktop folder
    Cant find my files. Why is Win 10 deleted files again and again from Desktop ?.
     
    MohanC, Oct 22, 2020
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  4. swat354 Win User

    I lost my personal files after restarting windows 10 computer

    Windows 10 infinite restart black screen


    Thank you john for all of your help i decided to get the usb my computer came with and factory reset it i didnt have anything that personal or valueable so its ok thanks for the help though i appreciate it
     
    swat354, Oct 22, 2020
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