Windows 10: Most of my files are gone

Discus and support Most of my files are gone in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I recently changed my primary email for my microsoft account, and when I logged into my pc after awhile most of my files were gone and my background is... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by LEESEAN DON, May 19, 2020.

  1. LEESEAN DON
    LEESEAN DON Win User

    Most of my files are gone


    I recently changed my primary email for my microsoft account, and when I logged into my pc after awhile most of my files were gone and my background is now set to standard background. I’ve only changed the primary email. I didnt remove the old one so i dont understand whats happening. I tried changing it back and nothing happened. I was wondering if there was a fix for this.

    :)
     
    LEESEAN DON, May 19, 2020
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  2. SMARTALI89
    smartali89 Win User

    Why did the startup window get cleared?

    I didn't missed any step, the list was gone and gone , even after using lot of programs the programs were not listed in that list.
     
    smartali89, May 19, 2020
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  3. HDJX
    hdjx Win User
    files have gone

    I MOVED a directory from one W2K PC to another. However, the target PC (which has a backup unit on it and thus the point of the move) crashed halfway through the move and I had to reboot. I then decided that I needed to sort out why the PC crashed and MOVED the directory back again.

    However, in the process, most of the files have disappeared! What I don't understand is why the original files were deleted if they were not copied over.

    As far as I can see, the files have gone for good. Is there any hope? Friend suggest Data Recovery Wizard, can I try that?
     
    hdjx, May 19, 2020
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  4. DARENO'NEILL
    DarenO'Neill Win User

    Most of my files are gone

    Windows 10 My Favourites list is gone!

    I have loaded up Windows 10 and my favourites list is gone. This is pretty frustrating as I had a big list of favourites built up over a couple of years for work and my own personal browsing. I tried the adive offered by Krishna to Maggie in the forum which
    was:

    "I suggest you to try the steps below and check if it helps to restore the favourites.

    • Click This PC
    • Type %userprofile% into the Address bar
    • Press Enter on your keyboard
    • Right click the Favorites folder
    • Click Properties
    • Click Previous Versions
    • Wait for the list of previous versions to load
    • Select a version that was before you lost the files/folders
    • Click Restore."
    When I got to step 6 my previous versions list showed only today. Surely the loading of Windows 10 has not wiped out my Favourites? What can I do from here?

    Daren

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    DarenO'Neill, May 19, 2020
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