-3

I have 2 500 GB SSD drives. My main drive (C:) has the Windows OS and its essentially been storing everything. My second 500 GB SSD (D:) has a broken OS on it and a bunch of old stuff and programs.

I used Bleachbit and went into the preferences to set up a custom scan on C: drive I completely misunderstood what the "custom" preference meant. I didn't realize that it would "custom delete" my files. What i wanted to do is for it to "custom scan" my entire (C:) drive. I made the decision to let the program run its course and I watched as it essentially deleted everything in my drive. I ended up realizing what was happening way too late into the process, it was already 3/4 of the way through the deletion before it pressed "abort" on it.

Is there any way to recover any essential files? I already went into settings --> backup and it said windows could not find a backup for the computer in order to restore to a previous point. So I think its safe to say that the backup got deleted in the whole process. It seems like formatting the drive is the best option so far. Any help anyone can offer on recovering my files would be appreciated.

Ramhound
  • 44,080
Emanuel Paulski
  • 1

1 Answers1

0

While you aren't clear as to what "backup" you are referring to was deleted, I will present some options for restoring your files as well as formatting your drive. Windows 10 has a few options for backups. One is where you create a backup on another drive (which is what you really should used that other drive for). Another is called "System Restore". That is one I think you can use here to resolve your issue and get your files back. You can find direction on how to do this by following the steps in this link.

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-use-system-restore-windows-10

You may also have files saved on OneDrive. Microsoft connects your account to OneDrive when you first setup your Windows account. You can find direction on how to use OneDrive at the following link.

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/back-up-your-documents-pictures-and-desktop-folders-with-onedrive-d61a7930-a6fb-4b95-b28a-6552e77c3057

https://www.howtogeek.com/220986/how-to-use-all-of-windows-10%E2%80%99s-backup-and-recovery-tools/

Lastly, you can reset your PC to factory condition. There will be an option to keep your files. Do not choose this option. If you have corrupted your Windows OS through a possible virus that came in through the program you used, keeping your files would just keep the virus on the computer. Choose the option to delete all files. When Windows resets your PC it will create folder on you current C: drive called Windows.old. This folder will contain all your files from that drive. You may actually get all your files back with this option. The link below will direct you as to how to reset your PC. Hope this helps.

https://www.techradar.com/how-to/how-to-factory-reset-windows-10

webby68
  • 250