Windows 10: Windows Fresh Start Deleted All My Files with NO warning

The windows fresh start specifically said it will preserve all my files and delete only my apps. I did not back up my files and then it deleted all my files. WTH? How do I get my files back and why did you lie?

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Fresh Start and Steam Files

I'm looking to use the fresh start feature, since I'm having issues with random restarting and general slowness. The problem is that every Steam game shows up on the list of applications to be deleted, and not all of them save to the cloud. I'm wondering
if my game saves, and most importantly user data for applications in general, will be saved. Do I have to sort through all of my applications and move the saved files before using the fresh start? Or will it only delete the application's base files and not
the saved info?

 

Windows Fresh Start

What I mean by fresh start is, an option found in Windows Defender Security Center -> Device Performance & Health -> Fresh Star

• Fresh Start: "Start fresh with a clean up to date installation of Windows. This will keep your personal files and some windows settings, and remove some of your apps."

I proceeded to check the disk through the mentioned instructions but no error was found. Any idea what might be causing the issue?

 

Deleting Hiberfil & Pagefile

You would have to move your Page File to a different drive to get rid of that file, however you can make is smaller by adjusting the size in Windows.

To get rid of Hyberfile.sys you need to disable hibernation by doing the following:

• Click Start, and then type cmd in the Start Search box.
• In the search results list, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
• When you are prompted by User Account Control, click Continue.
• At the command prompt, type powercfg.exe /hibernate off, and then press ENTER.
• Type exit and then press ENTER to close the Command Prompt window

Then you can delete the hyberfile.sys file.