Windows 10: System corrupted / Files Folders deleted or moved after latest WINDOWS update

Windows just forced the latest download onto my laptop and installed it without my approval. Now HUNDREDS of FILES & FOLDERS are either MOVED or DELETED from my system causing multiple applications to be reconfigured / corrupt and no longer operational. I tried to RESTORE to a previous state but nothing is rectified & same issue persists. I just lost countless hours of work for multiple clients.Does anyone have any answers or solutions.I've heard many others running into major issues as well. When I deploy something I normally test it first, I guess that was not done here again.

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C windows installer folder - Delete?

He can do symbolic link redirection and move the files in it to a different location. *Wink
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.

 

Windows folder corruption proliferation?

I upgraded my laptop to Windows 8.1 Pro Preview a while ago, and everything seemed fine at first. I haven't used the laptop much since then (it has been running nearly 24/7 though), but now I'm having some problems with folder corruption/writing. Windows updates no longer install because the SoftwareDistribution folder is corrupt, Steam no longer runs as of today because the Steam Application directory is not writable (I've been having issues with Steam constantly asking to update even after updating), BOINC no longer works as of today, Chrome doesn't remember anything (asks me to sign in every time and Adblock keeps asking me to configure it), and I can't set msconfig to boot the PC in safe boot to delete the SoftwareDistribution folder because it "cannot save the original boot configuration for later restoration, boot changes will be reverted. The system cannot find the file specified."

Is there any hope for not having to reformat this piece of junk? Disk Check comes up empty and HDTune (has been in installed for a few months) says the disk is perfectly fine. :shadedshu

 

Corrupted file RAR

If the archive has been created using WinRAR, why don't you try WinRAR itself? It has a built-in repair feature for repairing corrupted archive (ZIP as well as RAR). Follow the steps given below:

• Open WinRAR application in your system.
• Now click on File tab > Open or simply press Ctrl+O.
• A small window "Find Archive" will pop up. Locate the corrupt RAR archive from your system directory and select it.
• Now click Open button.
• Click Tools tab > Repair archive or simply press Alt+R.
• Again a small window "Repairing File name.rar" will pop up.
• Now click Browse to select a location to save the repaired archive.
• Check the box "Treat the corrupt archive as RAR" and click OK.
• WinRAR will start repairing of corrupt RAR archive. Once it gets completed click Close.

I hope the above steps will help you repair the corrupted RAR archive.

Thanks.