Windows 10: Simple restore deleted ALL files

I decided it was time to do simple restore, just a new installation of windows but I wanted a clean slate so to speak. I moved all files I wanted to save to a DIFFERENT harddrive and contined to remove all files and settings. Just got the computer up an running and EVERYTHING is GONE. How is this even possible??What the hell kind of setting allows this to happen? If it was just C: I would understand, but this? I have never ever come across this before,I assume it's all gone for good, but please humor me, how can this be?

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Deleted file restore software.

Shute I never thought about system restore. But its been more than a week now, don't know if I can go back that far. But even then will it put back user files?

 

Deleted file restore software.

Oh.

So your running the backup software from the server and not the computer.

Yep I see whats happened. Just for the future (althought I am sure you wont make the same mistake again) make sure you select and option that says "if it cant find the file, DONT delete". If it doesnt have that option...switch to SynbackSE.

An FYI: difference between incremental and differential is that differential copies all new / changed files since the last full backup......incremental copies all new / changed files since the last backup no matter what it was (incremental/full/differential).

Now to get your files back:

Tried a system restore on the server?

 

Deleted file restore software.

I cant remember if it recovers old files OR leaves new files on the computer even after you do the restore. I havent used it in a while.