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2 days ago I decided to update windows. after doing the update I noticed that the files on my desktop were missing, so I decided to search for them in windows search. I found them and placed them on the desktop as they were before the update. Also, my wallpaper and several settings were changed. The next day after logging in, my wallpaper and settings went back to the state they were in before the update, but I noticed that my files are not on the desktop again, so I decided to look for them like i did yesterday. But this time, I couldn't find them anywhere. I started looking for help on the internet. I checked windows.old and users folder but ifound nothing. I decided to use disk drill to recover these files. I scanned the entire disk and found some of the deleted files, but after recovering, 95% of them were corupted and cannot even be opened. These files were really important to me. Please help.
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Hi Everyone!
I've just had this issue TODAYYYYY! I panicked and thought EVERYTHING was gone! There's hope - I just followed this video and everything came back, the issue is that Windows has created a Temporary Profile! So that's why all your files appear missing! This video will show you the steps in restoring it! I had to share it! I came back to share my method!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Km5134uWY&t=16sGood Luck!!!! I hope everything comes back!
Hi Everyone!
I've just had this issue TODAYYYYY! I panicked and thought EVERYTHING was gone! There's hope - I just followed this video and everything came back, the issue is that Windows has created a Temporary Profile! So that's why all your files appear missing! This video will show you the steps in restoring it! I had to share it! I came back to share my method!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Km5134uWY&t=16s
Good Luck!!!! I hope everything comes back!
Yes thank you so much! For me renaming the .bak file also worked!
you forgot to mention the option of using another operating system that doesn't treat users data as expendable..
Someone should look into a class-action against Microsoft for their lost data. Years of work, 'lost'.
I added a 2nd hard drive and installed only XUbuntu Linux v20.04 on it. Now if I have to do a Windows update I can unplug that hard drive and then plug it back in when I'm done with the update.
not a computer expert, after having this happen to me last night, not knowing what was going on, I located, copied, and pasted files back to desktop that disappeared and made a short cut link to the location with downloads and documents.
unlike original poster, I left original copies where they were and put copies on desktop.
today after logging in to my "Microsoft Live Account" and restarting computer, Again, I was back to my original user from the Temporary user that windows update made. My files, folders, seem to all be here where they were and programs now seem to work as they should.
