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What is lost after a system restore. How to recover deleted files in different ways? Step-by-step instruction. Restore system files

Read, how to recover data if you reset Windows or returned the laptop to factory state... Let's consider where and how to search for deleted files. In one of the previous articles, we have already described the function "Reset the computer to its original state" on Windows 8 and Windows 10. And despite the fact that it has options for resetting with the preservation or deletion of the user's personal files, often the realization that after resetting the system on the computer there are no files that the user needs, comes only over time.

By selecting the function "Delete everything" during a system reset, system disk your computer will be completely wiped clean, and the user's personal files, applications, and settings will be removed from it. Of course, you can perform a reset while preserving personal files, but if important files and data are stored on the user's computer, we recommend making a backup copy of them.

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How to recover data after returning your computer to its original state

Yes, in spite of everything, user data can be restored after the implementation reset windows 8 or 10, but until they are overwritten. As soon as you encounter such a situation, immediately stop using the computer, otherwise all lost files may be overwritten with new ones and it will be impossible to restore them.

To recover files lost as a result of a system reset, run Hetman Partition Recovery and scan using the tools offered by the program HDD computer.


Remember that by default Windows 8/10 saves all documents and personal files of the user to the Documents folder, which is located:
C: \ Users \ Username\ Documents

Images, in a folder:
C: \ Users \ Username\ Pictures

Files downloaded from the network to the folder:
C: \ Users \ Username\ Downloads

Desktop files, in the folder:
C: \ Users \ Username\ Desktop

Therefore, after the end of the scanning process hard disk computer, use the program to navigate to the folder from which you want to recover files.


Transfer required files into the Recovery list and click "Restore"


In a similar way using Hetman Partition Recovery, you can recover data after formatting hard disk, reinstall Windows, malfunction operating system or hard disk, damage to the file system, from damaged or inaccessible disk partitions, as well as after emptying the recycle bin or accidentally deleting files.

How to Recover Data after Resetting Laptop System to Factory Settings

If the Windows of your laptop starts to work slowly or the laptop is infected with viruses, then it is not necessary to reinstall the operating system - you can reset it to the factory settings (Factory Reset).

If you have purchased a laptop with an already installed Windows, then, as a rule, such a device is sold together with installation disc operating system or there is an operating system recovery partition on it, with the help of which Factory Reset is carried out. Also, in addition to the system recovery section, the manufacturer can install a tool on the laptop that is designed to reset the laptop to factory settings.

For example,

  • HP: HP System Recovery or Recovery Manager
  • Dell: Dell Factory Image Restore, DataSafe, Dell Backup & Recovery
  • Acer: Acer eRecovery or Acer Recovery Management
  • ASUS: ASUS Recovery Partition or AI Recovery
  • Lenovo: Rescue and Recovery or ThinkVantage Recovery (for ThinkPad)
  • Sony: Sony Vaio Recovery Wizard, etc.

The operation of such tools is similar to that built into Windows, with the difference that when using them, the system will be reset to the factory state, with all the software preinstalled by the manufacturer.

You can restore laptop data after resetting the system to factory settings in the same way as described in the section of this article on recovering data after returning the computer to its original state. The algorithm of actions for a laptop will be completely similar.

There are times when, after installing a program or other actions: the Windows operating system does not work correctly; programs that worked do not work; previously working games will not start. In this case, it will help us a lot great feature from Microsoft asSystem Restore (rollback to restore point). Also, this function can help us in case your computer is infected with ransomware banner. In this article we will tell you how to do it, what you need to make it work.

1. If the system is functional.

On the desktop, right-click on the "computer" or "my computer" icon and select properties,


s then on the right side select system protection.


Attention! Here we can see if this component is enabled and


how it is configured.

If next to the specified system drive is not written switched on, we will not be able to restore the system, but we can enable this function by clicking on any disk and pressing the button customize, s then check the box next to restore system settings and previous versions of files, select a specific space with the slider that will be used for recovery files. The more space is allocated, the more restore points the system will create. So if your component is enabled, press the button recovery


E if you are satisfied recommended recovery(the date of the computer state corresponds to the time when everything worked for you), click Further, if not, then you need a tab choose a different restore point and so on.


In this window you need to check the box show other restore points and select the most desired point. Selected we press Further.


Push ready and we are waiting for the end of the process (If you have a laptop or netbook, make sure that the battery is well charged, if the charge is low, connect it to the power source)

2. If the system does not turn on or when turned on, a ransomware banner pops up

When loading the operating system, press the key F8, Further

troubleshoot computer problems and Enter.


choose the desired language

Many times, communicating with clients, I was convinced that the simplest and seemingly obvious solutions do not occur to us. So, most of our students on the courses have heard about special programs system recovery, some even know that such a service is included in the composition (which, by the way, I mentioned recently in the article "Boot Management and Data Recovery in Windows XP." installed programs, the people are seized with panic and a desire to find a "boy", to pay him a lot of money so that he can return their familiar, familiar ...

Meanwhile, with a reasonable approach, Windows XP and Windows Vista equipped with everything you need to save your computer, not only without resorting to the services of dubious "specialists", but also almost without losing precious time. So, today let's talk about such a service as "systems"

How does System Restore work?

System Restore uses restore points to return system files and parameters to the state at a certain point in time, without affecting the personal files that the user saves to disk.

The user can create a new restore point manually, roll back to an existing point, or change the System Restore configuration. Moreover, recovery itself can be reversible. Old restore points are reset in order to maintain disk usage at a precisely defined size. For many users, this can provide restore points that cover the past few weeks. Users who care about performance or disk space usage can also choose complete shutdown System Restore. Files stored on disks that have not been tracked by the recovery service will not be backed up and will never be restored. System Restore creates backup copies of system files of certain extensions (.exe, .dll, etc.) and saves them for later recovery and use. It also backs up the Registry and most drivers.

How do I run System Restore?

System Restore can be launched by clicking the Start button and selecting All Programs, Accessories, System Tools and System Restore.‍

Please note that you need administrator permission to work: Enter the administrator password or confirm the password if prompted.
Do not forget to save the open files and close all programs. System Restore will restart your computer.

Can I undo the changes made during a System Restore?

Yes. Each time you use System Restore, a restore point is created before making any changes, so you can always revert to the original state if the action you took does not correct the problem. If you run System Restore while the computer is in safe mode, changes made during the restore process cannot be undone. However, you can run System Restore again and select a different restore point that is available.

Undo changes made by System Restore

  1. Run System Restore by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button and selecting All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and System Restore. Administrator Permission Required Enter the administrator password or confirm password if prompted.
  2. Click Cancel System Restore and click Next.
  3. Review your selections and click Finish.

What files are changed during a system restore?

System Restore affects the settings of Windows system files, programs, and registry. Changes can also be made to scripts, batch files, and other types of executable files on your computer.
Note

System Restore does not affect personal files such as email, documents, or photos, so it cannot recover a deleted file. If a file archive was created, then these files can be restored from the archive.

Why doesn't System Restore protect FAT32 drives?

System Restore does not protect FAT32 and other drives file systems FAT, since such disks do not support shadow copies... Shadow copies contain data about changes in documents and system files. Shadow copies require a file NTFS systems... In this Windows versions System Restore uses shadow copies to create restore points. If the system files are stored on a FAT-formatted drive, you cannot use System Restore to undo the changes.

How is the restore point selected?

System Restore automatically recommends the most recent restore point created before making significant changes, such as before installing a program. You can also select from a list of recovery points. Try to use a restore point that was created shortly before the date and time when the problems began to appear.

How often are restore points created?

Restore points are automatically created once a day, and also before significant system events, such as the installation of programs or device drivers. You can also create a restore point manually.

How is a manual restore point created?

  1. In the left pane, select System Security Administrator Permission Required Enter the administrator password or confirm password if prompted.
  2. On the System Protection tab, click the New button.
  3. In the System Protection dialog box, enter a description and click New.

How much disk space is required for system recovery?

To save restore points, you need at least 300 megabytes (MB) of free disk space on each hard drive for which System Protection is enabled. System Restore can use up to 15 percent of the space on each disk. As the space fills up with restore point data, System Restore will delete old restore points to make room for new ones.

System Restore will not run on drives smaller than 1 gigabyte (GB).

How long are restore points saved?

Recovery points are stored until the disk space reserved for system recovery is full. As new restore points are created, the old ones will be deleted. If you disable system protection (the function that creates restore points) on a disk, all restore points will be deleted from that disk. When you re-enable system protection, new restore points will be created.

Enabling and disabling System Restore.

System protection, the function of creating restore points, is enabled by default. It is recommended to leave system protection enabled for all hard drives containing important files so that you can use System Restore if necessary.

Enabling and disabling system restore

  1. Open the System component by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button and selecting Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and SYSTEM.
  2. In the left pane, select System Protection. Administrator permission required Enter the administrator password or confirm password if prompted.
  3. To enable system protection for the hard drive, select the check box next to the drive icon and click OK.

- or -
to disable system protection for the hard drive, uncheck the box next to the drive icon and click OK.

An earlier version of Windows is installed on the computer, and after switching between versions, the restore points disappear. Why?

In this version Windows points restores are created in a different way and are not recognized previous versions Windows. When configured with two operating systems, after starting more than early version Windows, all restore points created by this version of Windows will be deleted. After starting this version Windows creation restore points will continue automatically.

What if applying System Restore didn't fix the problem?

If System Restore does not fix the problem, you can cancel the restore operation or try to select a different restore point. If System Restore does not display a list of restore points, make sure System Protection is enabled and that there is at least 300 MB of free space on your hard drive.

Limitations and difficulties

The limitations that you have to face when restoring the System in Window versions prior to Windows Vista is that only tracked file types and only files from certain folders (System Restore backs up only the Windows Registry in its entirety) can be tracked, therefore, unwanted installations of programs and applications and especially software updates may not be fully returned to their original condition. As a result, there may be little or no impact (other than used disk space). There may be unwanted moments when trying to launch or uninstall such applications. In comparison, various other utilities are designed to provide a much more complete rollback of system changes, including software updates. For example, while tracking all changes, GoBack from Norton or Rollback Rx from Horizon DataSys allow complete file system restore from any of hundreds of daily restore points. However, frequent or continuous monitoring can also affect system performance, while System Restore points are usually created quickly and economically. In the absence of adequate free space on disk (restore points in the System Volume Information folder take up relatively large volume) System Restore will not be able to create a restore point, so the user, when trying to restore the System, may find that no restore point exists.

There is no way to create a permanent point that will not be deleted after a few days when automatic points require disk space. So if the problem has not been detected for several days, at the moment when it is still found, it may be too late to restore the system state that was before the problem appeared.

By default, System Restore prevents other applications or users from modifying or deleting files from the directories where restore points are stored for privacy reasons. Since this backup method is rather simplistic, archiving may result. malware, such as computer worms and viruses. In this case antivirus program will be unable to delete the infected file. The only way to remove the infection is to turn off System Restore, which will result in the loss of all saved points, or simply wait for Windows to delete (old) points to make room for new ones. Moreover, if an infected set of files is recovered, the result may also be a virus recovery.

Under Windows Vista, System Restore does not work on FAT32 drives and cannot run on drives smaller than 1GB.

Changes made on a disk with another OS (if two or more OS are installed on the disk) cannot be tracked. Compatibility also occurs during System Restore while on one boot disk Windows XP (or Windows Server) and Windows Vista (or later OS). The shadow points on the disk are removed when older OSs access that NTFS disk. This is because previous operating systems do not recognize new format shadow copies.

Undoubtedly, each of us, during the use of computers, had to deal with the need system recovery... This feature helps restore its integrity and does the best job of fixing registry errors.

In the process, damaged or changed registry data is replaced, which allows Windows to return to normal operation.

However, what if the damage happened before the restore point was created? In this case, rollback will not change anything and the system will continue to work in accordance with the mode of the last copy.

In summary, even with a successful operating system recovery, users run the risk of losing important data. After all, all files installed on the computer since the creation of the last rollback point can simply disappear.

Can lost data be returned? Unfortunately, Microsoft did not provide for its operating room Windows systems suitable applications. Therefore, the only available option is a specialized software, capable of collecting fragments of each file from the ruins of a hard disk library and recovering information.

Application Starus Partition Recovery, or its cheap counterparts, cut in functionality, Starus FAT Recovery, Starus NTFS Recovery, are designed to work with certain file systems - FAT and NTFS. The main software is able to interact with both. The programs are well suited for both home and office work, becoming a universal tool for recovering information and logical partitions of hard drives.

Before proceeding directly to file recovery, let's take a look at why lost documents can be easily returned.

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Any information from the disk can be recovered

Each hard disk can contain from one to several logical partitions, depending on the wishes of the user. Their main task is to store and manage information. By writing new data to them, the directory structure is added, which nevertheless do not disappear from the disk even after the system is rolled back.

Thus, if, at first glance, it seems that important files have been lost, this is not the case. They are still on the HDD, albeit in the ruins of a destroyed catalog. Do not immediately panic over the loss of an office presentation or other valuable document. First what needs to be done - to stop upload new files to disk, as overwriting may occur, which will lead to permanent loss of information.

With help Starus Partition Recovery you can easily scan your hard drive and get back the data you want.

How to recover lost files after operating system rollback

Connect the hard drive to another computer as a slave (second). Download the app and follow the simple instructions below:

1. Run Starus Partition Recovery. In the opened window Recovery Wizards click Further and select the drive you want to scan.

2. You will be presented with two options for checking:

Fast scan- the program performs a lightning-fast device scan and finds the latest data installed on it.

Complete analysis- the application performs a deep scan of each individual sector of the hard disk and allows you to detect even the oldest files. This type of check is the most informative, but it can take significantly more time than the first.

3. With the help of a convenient preview functions you can examine the files on the HDD and select the ones you want to recover. The application allows you to watch both graphic and video, text materials.

4. Having decided on the choice, select the necessary documents, click on any of them right click mouse and click Restore.


Note:
Do not export files to the same drive from which you restore them. Such an action can lead to permanent loss of data, making it impossible to get it back.

You can download and try the program for recovering files after Windows system rollback, completely free! The functionality of the program has a preview window. This function will help make sure that a specific file is not damaged or overwritten and can be fully restored.

Windows System Restore uses restore points to restore system files and settings to a previous state without affecting personal files.

Restore points are created automatically on a weekly basis and before significant system events such as the installation of a program or device driver. You can create a restore point manually.

Opening the recovery function

Before opening the restore function, you must save all open files and close all programs. As soon as you confirm the restore point, System Restore will restart your computer.

Is it possible to undo the changes

Yes. Each time you use System Restore, a restore point is created before you make any changes so that you can undo the changes you made if they don't fix the problem.

If you use System Restore while running in Safe Mode or using the System Restore Options menu, the restore operation will not be possible. However, you can run System Restore again and select another existing restore point.

Undoing Changes Made During System Restore

  1. Open the System Restore window.
  2. Click Undo System Restore and click Next.
  3. Review your selections and click Finish.

What files are changed during system restore

System Restore affects the settings of system files, programs and the Windows registry. It can also make changes to scripts, batch files and other types of executable files created on the computer by any account.

System Restore does not affect personal files such as email, documents and photographs, so this drug should not be used to recover a deleted file. If you backup files, they can be restored using it.

How to choose a restore point

Try using the recovery checkpoint that was created just before the problem occurred. Automatically generated restore point descriptions match event names, such as installation Windows updates... System Restore restores the computer to the state it was in before the selected restore point was created.

How long are restore points saved?

Recovery points are stored until the disk space allocated for the recovery function is full. When new restore points are created, the old ones are deleted.

If you disable System Protection (a feature that creates restore points) on a drive, all restore points are removed from the drive. If you turn on system protection again, new restore points are created.

What to do if the error cannot be corrected

If System Restore fails to correct the error, you can cancel the restore operation or select a different restore point.

If System Restore does not reflect the available restore points, make sure System Protection is turned on and there is less than 300 MB of free space on a drive of 500 MB or more, or 50 MB on a drive of less than 300 MB. If you are unable to resolve your issues with System Restore, you can use an additional recovery method.

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