Missing files

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I moved two files from a personal folder to my downloads to keep them then
needed to do a system restore on the pc I then went back into check these
files and they are now missing from both locations they have been in personal
folders for a while shouldnt they have been replaced there after the sytem
restore or can I retore them somehow my self

Please someone help me :-(
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"KMJR" wrote:

> I moved two files from a personal folder to my downloads to keep them then
> needed to do a system restore on the pc I then went back into check these
> files and they are now missing from both locations they have been in personal
> folders for a while shouldnt they have been replaced there after the sytem
> restore or can I retore them somehow my self
>
> Please someone help me :-(
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> Testdrive
 
KMJR

System Restore does not monitor data files and will not restore
your missing files. Equally if you have used System Restore it
will not remove a data file.

Do you know the name and file extension for each of the two files?
If yes use the search facility in Windows Explorer to search My
Computer for the files. If you know only part of the file
name it can be enough. If you do not know the file extension
tell us the programme that created the file and someone will be able to
tell you the file extension.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"KMJR" <KMJR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8E6FFF7E-70C9-4BC9-B4FC-6B86CB33DEB3@microsoft.com...
>I moved two files from a personal folder to my downloads to keep them
>then
> needed to do a system restore on the pc I then went back into check
> these
> files and they are now missing from both locations they have been in
> personal
> folders for a while shouldnt they have been replaced there after the
> sytem
> restore or can I retore them somehow my self
>
> Please someone help me :-(
> --
> Testdrive
 
Could it not just be that somehow the files' attributes have been set to
"hidden" by accident? This happened to me once and I thought I'd lost them
when I had not. View folder in Windows Explorer, Tools / Folder Options /
View (tab) and make sure you have Show hidden files and Folders SELECTED.

Hope you find them!

Jim


"KMJR" <KMJR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8E6FFF7E-70C9-4BC9-B4FC-6B86CB33DEB3@microsoft.com...
>I moved two files from a personal folder to my downloads to keep them then
> needed to do a system restore on the pc I then went back into check these
> files and they are now missing from both locations they have been in
> personal
> folders for a while shouldnt they have been replaced there after the sytem
> restore or can I retore them somehow my self
>
> Please someone help me :-(
> --
> Testdrive
 
"KMJR" <KMJR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8E6FFF7E-70C9-4BC9-B4FC-6B86CB33DEB3@microsoft.com...
>I moved two files from a personal folder to my downloads to keep them then
> needed to do a system restore on the pc

What kind of system restore? A Windows system restore or a restore using a
disk that came with your PC?

> I then went back into check these
> files and they are now missing from both locations they have been in
> personal
> folders for a while shouldnt they have been replaced there after the sytem
> restore

No. Windows system restore does system files, not user files. And PC
restore disks often do nothing to save data, but rather wipe it.

> or can I retore them somehow my self

Depends on what happened. You can try data recovery software, but if they
were deleted and overwritten they may well be unrecoverable.

Sorry there isn't better news.

HTH
-pk

>
> Please someone help me :-(
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> Testdrive
 
Just want to say thank you to everyone who replied.

:-)

I still hav'nt found the files I will just have to make new ones

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"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> "KMJR" <KMJR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8E6FFF7E-70C9-4BC9-B4FC-6B86CB33DEB3@microsoft.com...
> >I moved two files from a personal folder to my downloads to keep them then
> > needed to do a system restore on the pc
>
> What kind of system restore? A Windows system restore or a restore using a
> disk that came with your PC?
>
> > I then went back into check these
> > files and they are now missing from both locations they have been in
> > personal
> > folders for a while shouldnt they have been replaced there after the sytem
> > restore
>
> No. Windows system restore does system files, not user files. And PC
> restore disks often do nothing to save data, but rather wipe it.
>
> > or can I retore them somehow my self
>
> Depends on what happened. You can try data recovery software, but if they
> were deleted and overwritten they may well be unrecoverable.
>
> Sorry there isn't better news.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
> >
> > Please someone help me :-(
> > --
> > Testdrive
>
>
>
 
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