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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

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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" is

it 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.

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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.

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The MRU ("Most Recently Used" files) entries in the registry is just a list

with files that... ehm... has been used recently; they aren't the actual files

themselves. :ph34r:

I'm not too familiar with the way Windows 7 organizes files, but if the files

are 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 in
    an undelete utility
  • The files are still there, but references to them (shortlinks) are messed up
  • The files are still there, but aren't visible anymore, because of some virus
    that 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 was
    able to show "Hidden" folders using the command-prompt, but not in Explorer.

Greetz,

Peter.

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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?

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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?

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