Windows 10: I accidentally deleted my local disk c folder

Discus and support I accidentally deleted my local disk c folder in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I accidentally deleted my local disk c folder as i thought i could transfer to hdd d but did it wrong, now my every day apps and pc is not functioning... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Hashim Sajjad, Aug 9, 2024.

  1. I accidentally deleted my local disk c folder


    I accidentally deleted my local disk c folder as i thought i could transfer to hdd d but did it wrong, now my every day apps and pc is not functioning properly with missing stuff. I tried to fix it by downloading things and putting the folders i put into hdd folder back into local disk c but things are still not working. I am very stressed now and confused . Any expert in this would help massively as i have made a mess.

    :)
     
    Hashim Sajjad, Aug 9, 2024
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  2. Damocles Win User

    Accidentally Deleted Some Folders

    Yesterday I was cleaning my PC and I accidentally deleted two folders (named "NVIDIA" and "NVIDIA Corporation") in C:\ProgramData. To my knowledge this two folders only contain non important stuff like logs, etc. Later on I have found out my Program Settings in NV Control panel were set to default. This is no big deal, but now I'm worrying I fu***d something up. Otherwise, everything works as it should --> no overheating, BSODs, games are working normally...

    I just want to know what I deleted. Were those two folders important???
     
    Damocles, Aug 9, 2024
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  3. DRDNA Win User
    Accidentally Deleted Some Folders

    While Im not sure of how important they are, I think System restore would put them back and I see they are pretty darn big too 6.5mb and 2.5 GB on my just freshly imaged laptop .
     
    DRDNA, Aug 9, 2024
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  4. Anusha Win User

    I accidentally deleted my local disk c folder

    C windows installer folder - Delete?

    He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink I accidentally deleted my local disk c folder ;)
    Better try it out in a virtual of first. Just a suggestion.

    Like:
    First move everything in c:\windows\installer to d:\installercache
    Then delete c:\windows\installer folder
    Then type this in command mode as admin
    mklink /d c:\windows\installer d:\installercache

    Removing those installer files is a bad idea. it might prevent you from updating or uninstalling apps.
     
    Anusha, Aug 9, 2024
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