Windows 10: restore data drive after windows tried to install win 10 on it

Discus and support restore data drive after windows tried to install win 10 on it in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi, is possible to restore a data drive that win 10 tried to perform an installation on? Here is the scenario, Win 7 was EOL so i purchased Win 10 and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by dczinda, Aug 22, 2020.

  1. dczinda Win User

    restore data drive after windows tried to install win 10 on it


    Hi, is possible to restore a data drive that win 10 tried to perform an installation on? Here is the scenario, Win 7 was EOL so i purchased Win 10 and a brand new drive. When i went to install the op system i assumed it would ask me what drive to install it on as i had 2 other HD's previously connected as data drives only, 3 total. Wrong assumption, it just started installing win 10 on one of the drives. When i noticed it started the install without confirming which drive to install it on I immediately shut down the PC completely within 5 seconds or there about. I removed the other data drives so that it would now be guaranteed to install on the new one that i had intended. After a successful install of win 10 I put the other 2 data drives back in. One of them with a bunch of old family videos will not register as a drive anymore as during the 5 seconds or so when win 10 tried to install on that drive it wiped out the directory of something. Now i can't access this drive. Is there a way to restore the data drive or at least get the family vids/data off of it? Thanks.

    Regards,

    dczinda

    :)
     
    dczinda, Aug 22, 2020
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    exodusprime1337, Aug 22, 2020
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  4. restore data drive after windows tried to install win 10 on it

    Windows 10 USB boot

    Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

    System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

    Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

    So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
    If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

    There is three options:
    Windows 10
    Windows 10 Home
    Windows 10 N

    Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

    System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

    Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
    That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks
     
    TRUELOVE95, Aug 22, 2020
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