Windows.old\Program files folder disappeared

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M0r3Pa1n

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I did a refresh on windows 8 because the computer was running really slow. after it finished, i could go inside the windows.old folder to access all my files including the program files from which i copied so folders onto an external hard drive butnow there is no more program files folder there and i need some of the files and i did not delete any of them
Help!!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    CPU
    intel i5 LGA1156
    Motherboard
    MSI P55-GD55
    Memory
    2x4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD
    Sound Card
    HT Omega Striker 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x750GB HDD
    Cooling
    Air cooled
    Mouse
    Cyborg RAT 7 Contagion
    Internet Speed
    35mbps
Hello M0r3Pa1n, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Did you run Disk Cleanup or any 3rd party program like CCleaner that may have deleted the Windows.old folder by mistake?

For now, you might see if you may be able to use the free program Recuva to recover the folder.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
I have only installed steam(which is the folder i copied from the windows old program files), avast, chrome, and origin. and not the whole folder is gone, only all of them except for Users and WINDOWS and i'm running Recuva now, i will update when it is done.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    CPU
    intel i5 LGA1156
    Motherboard
    MSI P55-GD55
    Memory
    2x4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD
    Sound Card
    HT Omega Striker 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x750GB HDD
    Cooling
    Air cooled
    Mouse
    Cyborg RAT 7 Contagion
    Internet Speed
    35mbps
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