ideas Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 (edited) hi, guys i am using windows 7 and i was installing an application, then i got a blue screen, after rebooting i notice my folder with all my file on the desktop was not there anymore, i tried a few recovery software that's only finding deleted stuffs but still cant find that folder nor my files that was in there, your help will be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance Edited March 26, 2010 by ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoRipper Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Maybe the folder is still there, only it's reference (the shortlinks) got messed up?If you open Windows Explorer (WIN-btn + E) and navigate to "C:\Users\Documents" isit still there?Is the desktop-item selected in "Start button"->"Control Panel"-"Appearance and Personalization"-"Personalization"-"Change desktop icons"?I don't use Windows 7 myself, just found these tips using Google.Greetz,Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 What application did you install? It might have created a log file in the %temp% folder with details about the changes it made to the system. Also it's suspicious to get a BSoD from a program, usually requires a bad kernel driver, or faulty hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 i tried browsing through explorer and still found nothing.was trying to install acid pro 7. what temp folder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) i just found something really interesting, if i do a search in regedit i can see all my files there in file mru, how do i access it? Edited March 27, 2010 by ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VideoRipper Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 The MRU ("Most Recently Used" files) entries in the registry is just a listwith files that... ehm... has been used recently; they aren't the actual filesthemselves. I'm not too familiar with the way Windows 7 organizes files, but if the filesare not where are supposed to be, this can mean a couple of things:The files have been deleted; though in that case they *should* show up inan undelete utilityThe files are still there, but references to them (shortlinks) are messed upThe files are still there, but aren't visible anymore, because of some virusthat tries to hide certain folders (and/or files) in Explorer.I had one of these nasty viruses in the past and if I recall correctly, I wasable to show "Hidden" folders using the command-prompt, but not in Explorer.Greetz,Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 What recovery software did you use? Try Recuva (freeware).http://www.piriform.com/recuva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) tried recuva, diskgetor, File Rescue Plus, ParetoLogic Data Recovery Pro, Zero Assumption Recovery, Undelet, PC inspector file recovery, R-Studio, Smart Data, Emergency Recover, FileRecovery Angel, GetDataBack, Recover my Files and Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery.most of which i tried from a live cd.do you think i may stand a better chance of formatting then try to recover my files? Edited March 27, 2010 by ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted March 27, 2010 Author Share Posted March 27, 2010 (edited) i did do a system restore still no folder and i did restore desktop folder to previous version and still nothing. Edited March 27, 2010 by ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Hmm. By default Previous Versions is enabled on the C partition, and would have made backups daily, including the desktop. Open %userprofile% and right-click Desktop choose Properties, go to the Previous Versions tab, what do you see? Don't restore, but instead double-click on the folders or choose Open. Have you tried searching for the files? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ideas Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 i've already did a previous folder restore from yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntappin Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 any updates on this one? I have lost 4 important folders and i am facing similar issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Did you also experience a BSoD? Please run this program and tell us the results: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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