Windows 10: How to recover personal data after resetting Window 11 with removing everything

Hi,My laptopWindows 11 was stuck on system updates. When my kid restarts my computer, it was mistakenly factory reset with removing everything. I tried to use 'R studio' to scan, but with no luck. Only scanned out some disk system files.I understand it's hard to really cleaning a mechanical hard drive. Is there any opportunity I can restore my data?Thank you and looking forward to your reply!Ricky2024-02-04

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Can data be recovered after Windows 11 Reset This PC->Remove everything?

Dear all,

I want to dispose of my Windows 11 PC. I have implemented Reset This PC->Remove everything->Local reinstall. And PC is restored to factory setting.

My question is: If someone gets the PC and reinstalls it, can he recover the data in SDD that was stored before the recovery with Data Recovery software like EaseUS?

Thank you.

 

Delete all personal data

Hi, see the second option in the box: Reset Windows 10 - Remove everything.

Alternatively you could wipe (all) drive(s) then clean install Win 10.

 

Windows reset has wiped all data from D: partition

. I have Windows 10 on Dell XPS 17. I have Windows on the C: partition and data on the D: partition. I wanted to reset Windows. I used Option 1 in Shawn's tutorial here: Boot to Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10 The description says: "This lets you choose to keep your personal files or remove them, and then reinstalls Windows." After the re-install, I could see only the C: drive in File Exlorer. There was no D: drive I opened Macrium - purely as a convenient means of examining drives. Everything looked normal, with 3 blue partitions on the left (including C:, one grey partition, and 3 blue partitions on the right.. I wanted to compare with previous "Existing Backups", but I couldn't find them from within Macrium - despite the fact that I can see all the backups on an external HDD. Normally, pressing "Existing Backups" populates the list. There's the possibility that I actually chose the wrong option to reset Windows. So, here's some handwritten notes that I made on a step-by-step basis as I followed the tutorial steps: ------------------- Use Settings, choose Start with T/Shooting (Security > Recover) Click Troubleshoot Dell logo Pls wait "Reset this PC" Password > Accepted PIN !! Choose Local Reinstall Reset Start 21:37 End22:00 ---------------------- Question: Is it possible that I chose the WRONG option at the start, but that the wrong option presented questions that I could have answered exactly as above ? According to my handwritten notes, I see no option "to keep your personal files or remove them", as it says at the start of this post. BTW: If the data on D: is lost, it's not a disaster. My external backup is only a couple of days old. But I would still like to know how to recover - and keep my data. Thanks