Windows 10: Sanitizing after backup files recovered

Hi. I recently did a clean install of Win 11 Pro, then spent two days setting Windows up the way I like it. After, I recovered files from an online backup service in progress. A very large number of files & folders went onto C:, the files I wanted plus thousands of small files I think are related to the browser but I'm not sure.I'm going to copy the files in Desktop, Documents, and Download to an external drive I can do no problem then I hope to sanitize my C: drive to get rid of all the thousands of downloaded files-to get it as close as possible to the clean install. What would b

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Recovering files

1st rule of no backup screw-up... Stop using the disk!!! If it was an SSD and the partitions has been deleted and a new OS is installed and it has been used for a while so TRIM had have it's chance to run completely.. The chance is slim to non to recover the files without special recovery tools(read recovery specialists) If it was an HDD it is possible to recover some of the files if you follow the Rule-1 of no backup screw-up. When you have stopped using the disk(read the computer is OFF/ disk is not connected) Then it is in no hurry to go it over step by step, as it can not get worse when it is off. so time is on your side so to speak. Usually @jumanji is the Forum Guru on this topic *Wink Just remember: Rule1