HELP - all my files are gone. I'm a student, all my docs, pictures (from wedding also) are not working here's what happened:
1. All my files (pictures and word documents) were located in 2 folders on the Desktop.
2. Windows did un update
3. After the update, I got logged in to an empty Desktop (which later i have learned was a temporary user)
4. I searched for my folder (while on the temp-user) and found them on the C:>Users>[Real-User]>Desktop>[Target-Folders]
5. I copied them to that temp-user desktop
6. Restarted computer, now it logged in to the Real-User
7. Folders were not there
8. Looked everywhere, couldn't find them
9. Searched for information, read about Shadow Explorer, downloaded & used it.
10. Found the folders, exported them to the desktop.
11. The files are now present, but are CORRUPTED! I can't open the images or doc files...
12. Did a system restore to before everything happened, the files are still in the exact same situation...
Some notes:
30% of the JPG files are 90% gray and you can only see the top 10px of the image..
50% won't even open (no preview, when open i get an error - Invalid File)
20% show the preview of the image (when browsing the folder) but can't open them
-tried to change file names/extension
-tried to open with Photoshop. paint. several image-browsers
-doc (word) files also gives an error. tried to open them with Notepad++/Google docs etc nothing worked
- tried several JPG recovery software, nothing worked..
What could be the problem? How can I recover those files? PLEASE HELP
1. All my files (pictures and word documents) were located in 2 folders on the Desktop.
2. Windows did un update
3. After the update, I got logged in to an empty Desktop (which later i have learned was a temporary user)
4. I searched for my folder (while on the temp-user) and found them on the C:>Users>[Real-User]>Desktop>[Target-Folders]
5. I copied them to that temp-user desktop
6. Restarted computer, now it logged in to the Real-User
7. Folders were not there
8. Looked everywhere, couldn't find them
9. Searched for information, read about Shadow Explorer, downloaded & used it.
10. Found the folders, exported them to the desktop.
11. The files are now present, but are CORRUPTED! I can't open the images or doc files...
12. Did a system restore to before everything happened, the files are still in the exact same situation...
Some notes:
30% of the JPG files are 90% gray and you can only see the top 10px of the image..
50% won't even open (no preview, when open i get an error - Invalid File)
20% show the preview of the image (when browsing the folder) but can't open them
-tried to change file names/extension
-tried to open with Photoshop. paint. several image-browsers
-doc (word) files also gives an error. tried to open them with Notepad++/Google docs etc nothing worked
- tried several JPG recovery software, nothing worked..
What could be the problem? How can I recover those files? PLEASE HELP
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8