Miscellaneous: Today, I decided to upgrade to Windows 10. I wanted to keep my...

By Arrkyna - 23/08/2015 17:42

Today, I decided to upgrade to Windows 10. I wanted to keep my old files on the current hard drive, I clicked on the keep old files option. Thanks to Windows, I lost everything. FML

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stridick 9

Monday 24 August 2015 11:58

YOU HAVEN'T LOST EVERYTHING!!! in events like this Windows creates a backup. you'll find ALL your files in the "windows.old" folder. just search it up!!!

Mauskau 35

Monday 24 August 2015 11:56

Don't trust them when it says it'll retain your old files, you need to always back up your files before upgrading or changing your OS. Sometimes Windows is nice enough to put your files in a folder on the Windows drive called "windows.old" which would be where everything you had on that drive before would be saved. However I don't know if they kept that feature in Windows 10.

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baxtmann 1

Monday 24 August 2015 20:32

There is still a way to get your files back.... Go to your c drive and at the bottom there will be a file called windows old. They will all be in there.

johncage 14

Monday 24 August 2015 21:15

I think you're safe. As the on-screen instructions say while you're doing it, upgrades like that usually throw your stuff in C:Windows.old For future reference, though, it might be a good idea to BACK UP YOUR DATA BEFORE COMPLETELY OVERHAULING YOUR OS.

jhs578650 9

Monday 24 August 2015 21:25

1) You haven't lost anything. Your files should be in c:windows.old 2) It's 2015. Personal computers in the home have been a thing for like 40 years now, and people have been losing important data ever since. Backup your stuff.

Kougeru 12

Monday 24 August 2015 21:26

What most likely happened is either user error, or hardware error. Two possibilities really. 1. You accidentally clicked "Keep nothing". In your defense the buttons are awfully close to each other. On Microsoft's defense, it does ask to confirm. 2. The installation corrupted due to an issue with the harddrive. Maybe the power surged. Maybe the harddrive bugged out and failed to write an important file. Neither of which is the fault of Windows 10. He said WINDOWS wiped his hard drive. In truth, his harddrive wiped itself by failing, or you wiped it by clicking the wrong button. Though, if the harddrive had an error, the chances of your data being somewhere on there are pretty high if you know how to access it. Still, YDI for not having a backup and blaming Windows when 14+ million people have not had this issue.